Asghar Nadeem Syed

Asghar Nadeem Syed (اصغر ندیم سید) (born 14 January 1950) is a Pakistani playwright, TV drama serial writer and poet.[1] He has written shows for the Pakistani state channel, PTV, STN.

Early life and career

Syed was born in 1950 in the city of Multan. He received his master's degree in Urdu language from the University of Punjab, Lahore and completed his PhD at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan.[2] He is married and has three children; a son and two daughters. His son Syed Adeel Hassan is a British National who works for FTSE 100 businesses in the UK. Syed gets inspiration from his son to depict life in foreign lands. Syed is a family man with strong bonds with his son and daughters. Syed wrote the popular TV play Chand Grehan, an Urdu TV drama serial that was one of the highest rated dramas produced by STN, along with "Nijaat" and "Hawain," classic dramas from PTV. One of Syed's works, "Ghulam Gardish" was directed by Nusrat Thakur.

At one time, Asghar Nadeem Syed was a media consultant at the Pakistan Television Corporation.[2]

His dramas depict the social injustices in the society. He has written plays depicting the feudal culture in rural Sindh, exploitation of women, the oligarchic structure in Pakistan comprising politicians, feudals, media moguls and the bureaucracy.

In January 2014, he was wounded by unknown assailants in a gun attack in Lahore while he was returning home from his job as head of the Department of Television, Film and Theatre at Beaconhouse National University in Lahore. The assailants shot at his car when he was near Shaukat Khanum Hospital.[3][4]

Syed has a total of 36 years of teaching experience.[2]

TV plays

Literary activities

In 2013, he served on the Board of Governors of Pakistan Academy of Letters, an institution of Pakistani scholars and writers.[7] In November 2020, he was appointed as one of the directors of Pakistan Television under the chairmanship of Mr. Naeem Bokhari.

Awards and recognition

Lux Style Awards
Ceremony Category Project Result
9th Lux Style Awards[10] Best Television Writer Khuda Zameen Se Gaya Nahi Won
10th Lux Style Awards[11] Bol Meri Machli Nominated

Books
  • Aadhe Chand Ki Raat[12]
  • Tarz-e-Ehsas
  • Adhoori Kulliyat[13]

References
  1. Literary gathering: Conference on China-Pakistan literature from 28th The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 27 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018
  2. Profile of Asghar Nadeem Syed on Punjab.gov.pk website Archived 27 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 February 2018
  3. Playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed survives gun attack in Lahore The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 21 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2018
  4. Playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed injured in Lahore firing Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2018
  5. "From TV to cinemas: 'Pyas will make for a great film script'". Express Tribune. 27 September 2016.
  6. "ON LIFE AND ART". Express Tribune. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. Asghar Nadeem Syed on Pakistan Academy of Letters website. Retrieved 26 February 2018
  8. "PTV Awards 1998", PTV (News), archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 June 2021
  9. Asghar Nadeem Syed's Pride of Performance Award info listed on Business Recorder (newspaper) Published 24 March 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2018
  10. "https://fashioncentral.pk/fashion_events/9th-lux-style-awards-2010/"
  11. "https://web.archive.org/web/20111108022835/http://www.rewaj.com/fashion/lux-style-awards-2011-nominations.html"
  12. Books written by Asghar Nadeem Syed on rekhta.org website. Retrieved 26 February 2018
  13. Questioning society and identity: Review of Adhoori Kulliyat Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018
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