- Jehanzeb Aziz
Jehanzeb Aziz (born 1965) is a
Pakistan ihumorist and short-story writer in theUrdu and Punjabi languages. He is disciple of some of the most illustrious writers of the sub-continent,Muhammad Khalid Akhter andSyed Zamir Jafery .Jehanzeb Aziz began writing humorous articles and stories during his school days. His first articles were published in a popular Urdu monthly magazine
Hakayit in 1986. He was a pilot in thePakistan Air Force before leaving for creative pursuits. His first book"Aik Dafa Ka Zikr Hae" , a compilation ofshort stories and articles was published in 1993 while he was still serving in the Pakistan Air force. "Sajri Seware", his Punjabi(potohari) language novel, was dramatized and telecast onPtv in 1998. The serial was nominated for a Pakistan television award as the best regional language drama serial in 1999.Another of his passions is
television productions. He produced a 6 episode drama serial"Shahpar" based on life in the Pakistan Air Force, for which he received theMusawer Award in 1998. He has also produced and directed severaldocumentaries , televisioncommercials andmusic videos . His work is simple, spontaneous and expressive.In 1999 he joined the
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) as head ofMarketing andCommunications . He was member of the pioneering team, which launched and implemented this landmark project in the history of the country. NADRA introduced Computerized ID cards,Citizen Database , Computerized electoral rolls and machine readablepassports . These days he heads a Behavior Change Communications Project aboutHIV /AIDS in Pakistan andAzad Jumo andKashmir .Books, stories, plays and other work
*"Aik Dafa ka Zikr Hae" (compilation book-1993)
*"Pech-o-khum" (compilation book-under publication)
*"Pahar Mundr aur woh" (2005)
*"Sajri seware-Punjabi" (1997)•
*Six episode drama serial "SHAHPAR"-story, production.
*Ten episode drama serial "SAJRI SEWARE" for Pakistan Television-written.
*"PAF and Squash" (Documentary) - produced, directed
*"Inn Fizaoon sa aagay"; songs for PAF- produced, directed
*"Hawa ka Sipayee"; songs for PAF- produced, directed
*"National Defense College" (Documentary) - produced, directed
*"To Sir with Love : A Tribute to Hugh Catchpole"- produced, directed
*"Red Arrows in Pakistan" (Documentary)- produced, directed
*"PAK-Turkey Dosti Zindabad" (Documentary)- produced, directedAziz has also written a large number of news reports relating to defense matters, governance and development issues, business and commerce, as well as television commercials and documentaries.
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