Arjuman Shaheen (born 28 November 1953 in Lahore) is a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and PTV and a short story writer.[1]
Arjumand Shaheen | |
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| Born | Arjumand Shaheen Zaidi 28 November 1953 |
| Education | University of Lahore (MA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1972 – present |
| Spouse | Mazahir Zaidi |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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Early life edit
Shaheen's parents were from Uttar Pradesh during British India but after the partition of India her family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore,[2][1] where Arjumand was born on 28 November 1953.[3] She is the elder sister of actors Shehryar Zaidi, Shahnawaz Zaidi and newscaster Yasmeen Wasti.[1]
She received a Master of Arts from the University of Lahore.[3]
Career edit
Shaheen started working at Radio Pakistan in 1972, where she worked for two years as a news reader for local news, then later she worked as a sports commentator.[3][4] She was later contacted by a director from PTV Centre, and eventually was selected for PTV Khabarnama.[5][6] She used to announce news about important events, such as about Kashmir and business related news.[3] Later she also wrote a short story book which was published in 1978.[4] In the 1980s, she also worked in Milaads.[7]
In the 1980s, Shaheen worked as a newsreader at daily reading News in Khabrnama which used to air on 9 pm.[1]
In 1982, she was awarded Nigar Award for Best Newscaster.[8]
In 1999, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her contributions to the Media and Radio Industry.[9]
Later, she moved abroad with her family to London and worked as a short story writer. She wrote a book Mausam Ki Baarish and then she wrote another short story Be Mausam Ki Barish.[10]
Personal life edit
Shaheen married Mazahir Zaidi and has two daughters also her aunt Azra Asghar is a noval writer.[4]
Filmography edit
News presentations edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Urdu Khabrein | Newscaster | Radio Pakistan[4] |
| 1974 | PTV Khabarnama | Newscaster | PTV[4] |
Awards and recognition edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Presented by | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nigar Award | Best Newscaster | Won | Nigar Awards Committee | [8] |
| 1999 | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz | Arts | Won | President of Pakistan | [4] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Family of Shehryar Zaidi". Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews | Ratings | Celebrities | Entertainment news Portal | Reviewit.pk. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "PTV Newscasters Nasreen Hussain and Arjumand Shaheen", M5, archived from the original on 30 July 2023, retrieved 8 March 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d "نیوز کاسٹر ارجمند شاہین". Pakistan Television Corporation: 119.
- ^ a b c d e f PTV MEMORIES, Arjumand Shaheen & Mahpara Safdar reunion 20 years later, archived from the original on 30 July 2023, retrieved 1 August 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 55.
- ^ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 22.
- ^ PTV Milaad of Mahpara, Arjumand Shaheen, Fatima Jafri, archived from the original on 30 July 2023, retrieved 19 May 2019
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "نگار ایوارڈز سال 1982". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
- ^ Āhang - Volume 52. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 23.
- ^ The Herald - Volume 32, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 250.