S.H. Hashmi (1935–20 March 2006) was a Pakistani advertiser and marketer who was a founding member and

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of Orient McCann-Erickson. He was one of the pioneers of

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in Pakistan.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

Early life and career

S. H. Hashmi was born in

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, 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

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, Pakistan.

Awards and recognition

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Award by the

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Award in 1993 by the

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in 2004https://www.dawn.com/news/377098, 'APNS award recipients', Dawn newspaper, Published 15 December 2004, retrieved 7 March 2017 * 'Akhbar Dost Award' in 2004 by the

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Death and survivors

Hashmi died at the age of 71 in

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after a prolonged illness which was repeatedly complicated with bouts of

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and other complicating factors. He left behind his wife who later also died on 24 October 2014, two sons, Masood Hashmi and Mahmood Hashmi, and three daughters.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

References

1935 births 2006 deaths Muhajir people Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipients of the Pride of Performance 20th-century Pakistani businesspeople Pakistani business executives {{Pakistan-business-bio-stub