Muneeza Hashmi
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Salima Hashmi
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| Born | 1942 New Delhi, British India |
| Residence | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Fields | Painting and art |
| Institutions |
Beaconhouse National University (BNU) Government College University, Lahore |
| Alma mater |
National College of Arts (NCA) Bath Academy of Art (BAA) Rhode Island School of Design |
| Known for | Her political views against Nuclear weapons |
| Notable awards | Pride of Performance Award in 1999 |
Salima Hashmi (Urdu: سلیمہ ہاشمی; born 1942) is a Pakistani painter artist, former college professor and anti-nuclear weapons activist. She has served for four years as a professor and the dean of National College of Arts. She is the eldest daughter of the renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and his British-born wife Alys Faiz.
She represents the first generation of modern artists in Pakistan who carry an artistic identity different from indigenous artists. She is known for condemning the Pakistani and Indian nuclear programs; she is one of the few Pakistani intellectuals who condemned the nuclear tests by India and Pakistan in 1998. She received the Pride of Performance Award in 1999 for her services to the nation.
Hashmi was born to Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Alys Faiz in 1942 in New Delhi, India. She has one younger sister, Muneeza Hashmi. Salima is a maternal cousin of Salman Taseer, the former Governor of Punjab, Pakistan. She migrated with her family to Lahore during the partition of India in 1947 and was raised in Lahore. After studying design at Lahore's National College of Arts (NCA), she moved to England in the early 1960s. Salima studied at the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham. She received a diploma in art education from there in 1965. Salima also studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, US. She married a fellow professor Shoaib Hashmi. The couple has a son, Yasser Hashmi. Her husband Shoaib Hashmi retired from a teaching position at Government College University, Lahore, and was also a popular co-star with her in comedy television shows on Pakistan television in the early 1970s.
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