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Shahid Nadeem (Shahid Mahmood Nadeem) was born on 1947 in Sopore, Kashmir, British India, is a Pakistani writer and director. Discover Shahid Nadeem's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?
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Shahid Mahmood Nadeem |
Occupation |
Human rights activist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, television director |
Age |
77 years old |
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1947 |
Birthday |
1947 |
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Sopore, Kashmir, British India |
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India
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He is a member of famous writer with the age 77 years old group.
Shahid Nadeem Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Shahid Nadeem's Wife?
His wife is Madeeha Gauhar (wife)
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Wife |
Madeeha Gauhar (wife) |
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Children |
Savera Nadeem (daughter) Nirvaan Nadeem (son) Sarang Nadeem (son) |
Shahid Nadeem Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shahid Nadeem worth at the age of 77 years old? Shahid Nadeem’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from India. We have estimated Shahid Nadeem's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
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Salary in 2023 |
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Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
Shahid Mahmood Nadeem (born 1947) is a Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, theater and television director, and a human rights activist.
He served as the general manager, program director, and deputy managing director of the Pakistan Television Corporation.
He is currently director of the Ajoka Theater and director of the PTV Academy.
Shahid Nadeem was born to a Muslim family in 1947, during the partitioning of British India, in Sopore, Kashmir, to a well-known doctor; the family later settled in Lahore, Punjab.
Nadeem began his career as a human rights and social activist in Lahore.
During the era of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, he was imprisoned three times in 1969, 1970, and in 1979 for his political activism.
In 1980, he was forced to go abroad and moved to London where he worked for Amnesty International between 1980 and 1988, from 1991 to 1993 in Hong Kong, and then in Los Angeles.
Nadeem has directed and written plays for the theater as well as a number of TV series, most of them for PTV.
The majority of his plays are written in Urdu and Punjabi.
He has adapted a few English plays.
Nadeem writes for newspapers, among them The Express Tribune.
In 1995, Nadeem directed and wrote two television serials for the Pakistan Television Corporation including Neelay Hath.
One of them is the political drama Zard Dopehar which aired on PTV and starred Shujaat Hashmi and Samina Peerzada.
The story centres around a corrupt politician who grew up in a typical middle-class family.
The other, Uraan, aired in the same year on PTV and was very popular.
It focused on the culture and management at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
It was shot mostly at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, but some of it was filmed in Kathmandu, London, Nairobi, New York City, and Paris.
Shakeel played the lead as a PIA aircraft captain and Faryal Gohar as a senior flight purser.
Nadeem wrote a hit comedy television series Janjaal Pura for PTV during the 2000s.
On 23 August 2008, the Alhamra Arts Council hosted the launch of Selected Plays published by Oxford University Press (OUP) with the help of Ajoka.
The book contains seven of his famous plays: Teesri Dastak, Barri, Aik Thi Nani, Kala Meda Bhes, Dukhini, Bulha and Burqavaganza.
The book was also launched at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad on 25 August 2008 with the help of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.
Two collections of his Urdu and Punjabi plays have been published.
In 2012 Nadeem wrote a play Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh, directed by Madeeha Gauhar, which was first performed at the Alhamra Arts Council in Lahore on 14 December 2012 by the Ajoka Theater group.
Manto was played by Naseem Abbas.
In January 2013 the play was presented at the Akshara Theatre in New Delhi, India.
It was due to be presented at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi but was cancelled due to security concerns.
In February 2013, Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh was performed at Nishtar Hall, Peshawar by Ajoka.
In 2013, Nadeem started writing the script for the television serial Main Manto based on the life of Saadat Hasan Manto.
The film screened all over Pakistan to critical acclaim.
Nadeem has a daughter, Savera Nadeem, from his first marriage who is a television actress.
Later Nadeem married Madeeha Gauhar and has two sons, Sarang and Nirvaan, the latter being a TV, film and theatre actor/director, who has also written columns for The Nation.
Nadeem and Gauhar first met in London when Shahid was working at Amnesty International and Gauhar was on a study scholarship from the British Council.