Naeem Hashmi (1914 – 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director.
[3] His na'ats, or lyrics and praises said for the Islamic prophet Muhammad, also earned him much fame.
The peak of his professional career came when he wrote the na'at Shah-E-Madina, Yasreb Ke Waali sung by Saleem Raza and Zubaida Khanum for the Pakistani film Noor-e-Islam (1957).
[2][1][3] Many of his films, such as the banned Inqalab-e-Kashmir, addressed social and national Pakistani issues.
[1][2] Naeem Hashmi's eldest son, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, is a Pakistani journalist, who works with BOL TV as its bureau chief in Lahore, Pakistan.