poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...
, translator and an educator.
Career
Yasmeen Hameed has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of education, literature and art. She was the Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences ( LUMS) where she worked from 2007 to August 2016.
She has interviewed a number of renowned Pakistani literary personalities on
Pakistani television
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She has written scripts in English for cultural/fashion shows sponsored by the
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
, performed in London in 1995 and Washington in 1996 and in the
World cup cricket
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Cultural Festival in Pakistan in 1996. She has also contributed a monthly column to the "Books & Authors" supplement of ''The Daily Dawn'' newspaper.
Yasmeen Hameed has published five books of poetry in Urdu:
Awards for poetry and literature
*Pakistani Urdu Verse, UBL/Jang Literary Excellence Award (2012)
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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...
(Medal of Distinction) for Literature awarded by the
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
in 2008
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Fatima Jinnah
Fatima Jinnah ( ur, ; 31 July 1893 – 9 July 1967), widely known as Māder-e Millat ("Mother of the Nation"), was a Pakistani stateswoman, politician, dental surgeon and one of the leading founders of Pakistan. She was the younger sister of ...
Medal for Literature awarded by the
Government of Punjab, Pakistan
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on
International Women’s Day
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, 8 March 2006
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Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi ( ur, ) born Ahmad Shah Awan ( ur, ) (20 November 1916 - 10 July 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction ...
Award for Poetry (2001) for the collection, ''Fana bhi eik saraab''
*Hijra Award for Hijra year 1417 (June 1996 – May 1997)
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Allama Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...
Award for the collection, ''Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat''.
*Roll of Honour and Gold Medal from Punjab University, Lahore (1972)
Works to be published
*Contemporary Verse from Pakistan (English)
*Fifth collection of poetry (Urdu) titled Bay- samar pairhon ki khwahish.