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Yasmeen Hameed
Pakistani writer
Yasmeen Hameed (Urdu: یاسمین حمید) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, translator and an educator.[1][2]
Yasmeen Hameed | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Pakistan |
| Occupation | Pakistani Urdu poet, translator, educator, Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) from 2007 to August 2016 |
| Language | Urdu |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Notable works | Pas-e-Aina (1988), Hisar-e-be-Dar-o-Deevar (1991), Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat (1996), Fana bhi eik Saraab (2001), Doosri Zindagi (Collected poems, 1988–2001) (2007)', Janoobi Asia Ki Muntakhib Nazmain (2022)' |
| Notable awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) for Literature awarded by the Government of Pakistan in 2008, Fatima Jinnah Medal for Literature awarded by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2006 |
Yasmeen Hameed has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of education, literature and art. She was the Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where she worked from 2007 to August 2016.
She has interviewed a number of renowned Pakistani literary personalities on Pakistani television and has participated widely in poetry symposia at national and international levels.[3][4]
She has written scripts in English for cultural/fashion shows sponsored by the Government of Pakistan, performed in London in 1995 and Washington in 1996 and in the World cup cricket Cultural Festival in Pakistan in 1996. She has also contributed a monthly column to the "Books & Authors" supplement of The Daily Dawn newspaper.[2]
M. Sc. :Nutrition
Punjab University – Lahore (1972)
B. Sc.: Home Economics- Home Economics College
Punjab University – Lahore (1970)
Yasmeen Hameed has published five books of poetry in Urdu:
- Pakistani Urdu Verse, UBL/Jang Literary Excellence Award (2012)
- Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) for Literature awarded by the Government of Pakistan in 2008[2]
- Fatima Jinnah Medal for Literature awarded by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2006[2]
- Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Award for Poetry (2001) for the collection, Fana bhi eik saraab[2]
- Hijra Award for Hijra year 1417 (June 1996 – May 1997)
- Allama Iqbal Award for the collection, Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat.[2]
- Roll of Honour and Gold Medal from Punjab University, Lahore (1972)
- Contemporary Verse from Pakistan (English)
- Fifth collection of poetry (Urdu) titled Bay- samar pairhon ki khwahish.
- "INTERVIEW: Yasmeen Hameed (Books And Authors)". Dawn (newspaper). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Yasmeen Hameed profile". Rekhta.com website. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Amel Ghani (21 November 2015). "Faiz festival: Master critic eulogises immortal poet". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- 10th Karachi Literature Festival concludes on a high note Daily Times (newspaper), Published 4 March 2019, Retrieved 12 August 2019
