S. H. Hashmi Explained

S. H. Hashmi
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Gaya, Bihar, British India
Death Place:Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:Advertising
Father:Allama Syed Abdul Qudoos Hashmi
Awards:Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Pride of Performance in 1993

S.H. Hashmi (1935–20 March 2006) was a Pakistani advertiser and marketer who was a founding member and managing director of Orient McCann-Erickson. He was one of the pioneers of advertising industry in Pakistan.[1]

Early life and career

S. H. Hashmi was born in Gaya, Bihar, British India in 1935. His father Syed Abdul Qudoos Hashmi was an Islamic scholar. He was the author and compiler of Taqweem-e-Tarikhi, the historical Islamic Calendrical Book, giving a comparative study of Hijra and Gregorian calendars for the period spanning 1,500 years; published by the Islamic Research Centre in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Awards and recognition

Death and survivors

Hashmi died at the age of 71 in Karachi after a prolonged illness which was repeatedly complicated with bouts of pneumonia and other complicating factors.[1] He left behind his wife who later also died on 24 October 2014, two sons, Masood Hashmi and Mahmood Hashmi, and three daughters.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dawn.com/news/184149/sh-hashmi-passes-away, Profile and obituary of S. H. Hashmi on Dawn newspaper, Published 21 March 2006, retrieved 7 March 2017
  2. https://www.dawn.com/news/377098, 'APNS award recipients', Dawn newspaper, Published 15 December 2004, retrieved 7 March 2017
  3. https://tribune.com.pk/story/780303/final-abode-apns-condoles-loss-of-sh-hashmis-wife/, 'Final abode: APNS condoles loss of S. H. Hashmi's wife', The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 25 October 2014, retrieved 7 March 2017