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]

S. H. Hashmi
Born1935
Died20 March 2006(2006-03-20) (aged 70–71)
NationalityPakistani
OccupationAdvertising
FatherAllama Syed Abdul Qudoos Hashmi
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz[1]
Pride of Performance in 1993[1]

Early life and career

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S. H. Hashmi was born in Gaya, Bihar, British India in 1935. His father Syed Abdul Qudoos Hashmi was an Islamic scholar.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Awards and recognition

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Death and survivors

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b 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