Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi () a.k.a. Syed Hashmi () (b. 21 April 1926; d. 4 March 1978) was an academic, a poet writer and a philosopher. He is considered an important figure in Balochi literature. He wrote in Balochi,
Persian
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, and
Arabic
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. Syed Hashmi was awarded
Pride of Performance
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