Noorul Huda Shah
{{short description|Pakistani TV playwright}}
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Noorul Huda Shah (born in Hyderabad, Sindh on 22 July 1951) is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh.{{Cite news|date=2013-03-31|title=Meet the ministers: A diverse Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/528987/meet-the-ministers-a-diverse-sindh-caretaker-cabinet-sworn-in|access-date=2023-10-07|newspaper=The Express Tribune|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2013-05-28|title=Bowing out: 'Caretaker govt was not responsible for rigging'|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/555739/bowing-out-caretaker-govt-was-not-responsible-for-rigging|access-date=2023-10-07|newspaper=The Express Tribune|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2013-04-04|title=Sindh caretaker ministers get portfolios|url=https://nation.com.pk/04-Apr-2013/sindh-caretaker-ministers-get-portfolios|access-date=2023-10-07|website=The Nation newspaper|language=en}}
Shah writes in both Sindhi and Urdu. She is best known for writing popular TV serials like Jungle, Marvi, Faaslay and Tapish.
Early life
Shah was born in Hyderabad District to a Sayyid family.
Career
Noorul Huda completed her education from Sindh University and then started a career at Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). Her first play, Jungle, aired on television in 1983. Later, she joined Geo as a soap producer and then became a script writer for Hum TV.{{Cite web|author=Majid Ali|date=2017-04-06|title=Noor ul Huda Shah Joins Bol Network|url=https://pakistanmediaupdates.com/noor-ul-huda-shah-joins-bol-network-8881.html|access-date=2023-10-07|website=Pakistan Media Updates|language=en-US}} She was appointed CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for Hum Sitaray.{{Cite news|last=Haider|first=Sadaf|date=2015-10-08|title=Dramas present women as machines, says Noor ul Huda Shah|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1173882|access-date=2023-10-07|newspaper=Dawn Group of Newspapers (Images magazine)|language=en}} In 2017, she joined Bol Network. Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called Jala Watan (lit. "Exiled").{{Cite web|date=2019-11-06|title=Ahmad Bilal Awan Bazm-e-Adab Series: Noor ul Huda Shah in conversation with Moeen Ud Din Nizami|url=https://mgshss.lums.edu.pk/events/ahmad-bilal-awan-bazm-e-adab-series-noor-ul-huda-shah-conversation-moeen-ud-din-nizami|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences|language=en}} Presently, Shah writes a column for an online news forum called HumSub.{{Cite web|title=نورالہدیٰ شاہ, Author at ہم سب|url=https://www.humsub.com.pk/author/noor-ul-huda-shah/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=ہم سب|language=en-US}}
Shah served as the provincial Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh in 2013. She is known in Pakistan for promoting women empowerment and feminism under the funding and her collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
List of TV dramas
- Jungle
- Asmaan Tak Deewar
- Tapish
- Marvi
- Ab Mera Intazaar Kar
- Zara Si Aurat
- Ajnabi Raaste
- Thodi Si Mohabbat
- Bebak
- Hawa Ki Beti
- Na Junoon Raha Na Pari Rahi
- Meri Adhuri Moahabat
- Ajayb Ghar
- Ishq Gumshuda
- Badlon Pay Basera
- Aman aur Pichu
- Chand Khatoot Chand Tasveerein
- Faaslay
- Man-o-Salwa (2007)
- Aun Zara (2013)
- Adhura Milan (2014)
- Sammi
Awards
References
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External links
- {{imdbname|8898393}}
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
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Category:Sindhi-language writers
Category:Pakistani women writers
Category:Pakistani dramatists and playwrights
Category:Pakistani screenwriters
Category:University of Sindh alumni
Category:Provincial ministers of Sindh
Category:Women provincial ministers of Sindh
Category:People from Hyderabad, Sindh
Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance
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