Noorul Huda Shah (born in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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on 22 July 1951) is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the

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in Sindh. Shah writes in both Sindhi and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Career

Noorul Huda completed her education from

Sindh University The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...

and then started a career at

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(PTV). Her first play, Jungle, aired on television in 1983. Later, she joined

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as a soap producer and then became a script writer for

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limi ...

. She was appointed as CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for

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. In 2017, she joined

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. Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called ''Jala Watan.'' Presently, Shah writes a column for an online news forum called HumSub.

List of TV dramas

* Jungle * Asmaan Tak Deewar * Tapish * Marvi (Sindhi) * Marvi * Ab Mera Intazaar Kar * Zara Si Aurat * Ajnabi Raaste * Thodi Si Mohabbat * Bebak * Hawa Ki Beti * Na Junoon Raha Na Pari Rahi * Meri Adhuri Moahabat * Ajayb Ghar * Ishq Gumshuda * Badlon Pay Basera * Aman aur Pichu * Chand Khatoot Chand Tasveerein * Sammi *Adhoora Milan *Faaslay

Awards

* President's Award for

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

(2008)

References

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* Living people Sindhi people Sindhi-language writers Pakistani women writers Pakistani dramatists and playwrights Pakistani novelists Pakistani screenwriters University of Sindh alumni Provincial ministers of Sindh Women provincial ministers of Sindh People from Hyderabad, Sindh Sindhi female writers 1951 births {{Pakistan-writer-stub