Yasmeen Tahir

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Yasmeen Tahir
Born
Yasmeen Imtiaz [1]
Education University of California
Occupations
  • Actress
  • radio artist
  • writer
  • host
Years active1958–present
Spouse
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(m. 1960)​
Children Ali Tahir (son)
Faran Tahir (son)
Parent(s) Imtiaz Ali Taj (father)
Hijab Imtiaz Ali (mother)
Relatives Muhammadi Begum (grandmother)
Sayyid Mumtaz Ali (grandfather)
Awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan (2015)

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

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Early life

Yasmeen pursued acting during her time in the Government College Dramatics Club, despite the societal constraints of her time. [1] [3]

Career

In 1958, after completing her master’s degree, Yasmeen joined Radio Pakistan and served as a publicity officer. [4] Her career in radio broadcasting began before the partition of India when she joined the Lahore Radio Station as a children's program host. [5] [6] Subsequently, she introduced Western music to Pakistani radio when she hosted the Western music request show. [7] [8] [9] She is known for hosting the morning show Saat Rang for over 12 years, [5] [6] where her listeners resonated personally with her commentary. [4]

During the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, Yasmeen hosted Fauji Bhaiyon Ka Programme [10] for military personnel, which had extended airtime during the war and was the first call-in show on Pakistani radio. [6] [7] [11] Her live program featured conversations between the singer Noor Jehan and the soldiers which helped boost their morale. [11] [12]

Yasmeen also did programmes from Voice of America and BBC, although she noted a lack of the personal rapport she had with her Pakistani audience. [4]

Yasmeen hosted another popular morning program called Subah Savere, which ran for more than three and a half years. [13]

In 1970, she interview ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan on Radio Pakistan and she asked about his entry in the music industry. [14]

She declined an offer from the Director-General of Pakistan Broadcast Corporation to lead FM 101, citing her dissatisfaction with modern radio's casual usage of different languages. [4]

In 2018, she was in the cast in the drama Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain along with Shabnam, Naeem Tahir, Faryal Gohar and Usama Khan. [15] Her broadcasting career spanned 37 years, during which she acted on plays, hosted talk shows and other formats. [4] [16]

Personal life

Yasmeen was born to Imtiaz Ali Taj and Hijab Imtiaz Ali. [5] In 1960, Yasmeen married Naeem Tahir [17] and has three sons, Faran Tahir, Mehran and Ali Tahir. [5] [18] Noor Jehan sang the sehra for their marriage which was penned by the poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. [18] [19] The couple pursued further education in theater at UCLA on a Rockefeller Scholarship, during which their eldest son, Faran Tahir, was born. [5] At the time of the murder of Imtiaz Ali Taj, Yasmeen and Naeem were in Rawalpindi. [20]

Following his murder, Yasmeen was involved in a legal inheritance case concerning her father, Imtiaz Ali Taj. Relatives of Imtiaz Ali Taj contested that they needed a share of the inheritance since Yasmeen was not a male child. It was argued in court that Imtiaz Ali Taj had converted to the Shia sect, making his children the rightful heirs, regardless of gender. This claim was supported by newspaper advertisements and the court ruled in Yasmeen's favor. [21]

Awards and recognition

Yasmeen was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, which was presented by acting Punjab Governor Rana Muhammad Iqbal on Pakistan Day, March 24, 2015. [22] [23]

Filmography

Radio programs

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2018 Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain Zubeida BOL Entertainment [25]

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