S. H. Hashmi

S.H. Hashmi (1935–20 March 2006) was a Pakistani advertiser and marketer who was a founding member and managing director of Orient McCann-Erickson. He was one of the pioneers of advertising industry in Pakistan.^[1]

S. H. Hashmi was born in Gaya, Bihar, British India in 1935. His father Syed Abdul Qudoos Hashmi was an Islamic scholar.^{[citation needed]} He was the author and compiler of Taqweem-e-Tarikhi, the historical Islamic Calendrical Book, giving a comparative study of Hijra and Gregorian calendars for the period spanning 1,500 years; published by the Islamic Research Centre in Islamabad, Pakistan.^{[citation needed]}

• Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan^[1]
• Pride of Performance Award in 1993 by the President of Pakistan^[1]
• 'Millennium Award of Lifetime Achievement' by the All Pakistan Newspapers Society in 2004^[2]
• 'Akhbar Dost Award' in 2004 by the All Pakistan Newspapers Society^[2]

Hashmi died at the age of 71 in Karachi after a prolonged illness which was repeatedly complicated with bouts of pneumonia and other complicating factors.^[1] He left behind his wife who later also died on 24 October 2014, two sons, Masood Hashmi and Mahmood Hashmi, and three daughters.^[3]

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