Naeem Tahir (born 26 February 1937) is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actor, scholar, public speaker, newspaper columnist, teacher and dramatist.
[1][2][3][4][5] His research work on the Pre-History of the People of Indus Valley was published by the National Council of the Arts Islamabad.
During his stay in the US in 2000, he was the COO of ICTV, a satellite channel in Urdu and English based in Irvine, California.
[1] From 1968 to 1970, Naeem Tahir was appointed Principal, Central Television Institute, Islamabad, now known as Pakistan Television Academy, where he trained all entrants at the newly established TV networks in Pakistan, which at the time also included present-day Bangladesh.
Many Pakistani stage and television artists including Irfan Khoosat (PTV's drama 'Direct Havaldar' role fame) have expressed their appreciation for him training them in their early days.
He successfully completed and commissioned the National Art Gallery, popularly called, the 'Jewel of Islamabad' and taken note of by the international media.
In 1963, the land was purchased and Naeem Tahir initiated a vigorous struggle with former President Ayub Khan's government to get the funds finally approved in 1966.
He has earlier been head of several cultural, goodwill and trade delegations to Europe, and South Asian Countries.