Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi PP (Balochi: سید زھور شاہ ھاشمی; Urdu: سید ظہور شاہ ہاشمی; 21 April 1926 – 4 March 1978), commonly known as Syed Hashmi (Balochi, Urdu: سید ہاشمی), was a Baloch poet, academic, writer and philosopher who is widely considered one of the most important figures in Balochi language and Balochi literature.

Syed Hashmi was awarded Pride of Performance by the Government of Pakistan for his contribution in the field of literature.

[1] Hashmi was born on 21 April 1926 in Gwadar, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman into a Baloch Syed family of Arab descent tracing their lineage to the bani hashim clan, to which the final Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged.

After completing his early education, he studied at the University of the Punjab in Lahore.

One of his most recognized work is "Sayad Gunj", the first ever Balochi language dictionary.