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Yasmeen Tahir
Born
Yasmeen Ali Taj
Other namesYasmeen Begum
EducationUniversity of California
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Radio artist
  • Writer
  • Host
Years active1941–present
Spouse
(m. 1962)
ChildrenAli Tahir (son)
Mehran Tahir (son)
Faran Tahir (son)
Parent(s)Imtiaz Ali Taj (father)
Hijab Imtiaz Ali (mother)
RelativesMuhammadi Begum (grandmother)
Sayyid Mumtaz Ali (grandfather)
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (2015)[1]

Yasmeen Tahir is a Pakistani actress, radio artist, host and writer. She worked for Radio Pakistan for more than three decades.[2]

Early life and education

In an interview, she said that She used to go to All India Radio (AIR) when she was a little girl and her house was near the home of radio artist Mohini Hameed: the latter used to take her to AIR after the Partition of India before she migrated with her parents to Pakistan and settled at Lahore.[3] She and her husband Naeem Tahir[4] moved to America. Yasmeen settled in California and she studied theater at the University of California.[3]

Career

Yasmeen Tahir joined the Pakistan Radio in 1958 also she first hosted a show about western music and worked there for 37 years.[5]

In 1970 she interview ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan on Radio Pakistan and she asked about his entry in the music industry.[6]

In 2015 she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz for her role as radio talk show host.[7]

In 2018 she was in the cast in the drama Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain along with Shabnam, Naeem Tahir, Faryal Gohar and Usama Khan.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
1974 Khuda Ki Basti Mrs. Kamal PTV
1982 Sona Chandi Mrs. Tafazzul PTV
2008 Sitara Azra Hum TV
2018 Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain Zubeida BOL Entertainment[9]

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
2015 Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the Government of Pakistan Won Radio [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil Awards". The News International. March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Actors Naeem Tahir and Ali Tahir participate in the 1st session of 'Intergenerational Talks'". Daily Times. September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "تاج اور حجاب کی محبوب ترین تخلیق، یاسمین طاہر". Voice of America. September 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Hijab Imtiaz Ali: The Queen of Urdu Romanticism". The Nation. December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "The 'Taj' remains intact". Daily Times. January 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Mehdi Hassan's entry in the music industry". Daily Times. June 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "In recognition: Two women among 36 honoured for their services". The Express Tribune. March 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "In conversation with drama and film writer Fasih Bari Khan". Daily Times. July 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "سینئراداکارہ یاسمین طاہر طویل عرصے بعد ٹی وی پر واپسی". Daily Pakistan. October 26, 2017.