Khawaja Najam Ul Hassan

Biography

An award winning TV producer/Trainer/ director of shows, music, drama & documentaries. Professional Experience: • Joined PTV as Producer/Director, Lhr (1974-84) • Instructor, PTV-Academy, Isb (1984-94) • Controller Programmes, PTV Headquarters (1994-1998) • Conceptualization & Execution of a new channel PTV World (1998) • General Manager, PTV-World (1998-2003) • General Manager, PTV Islamabad Centre (2003) • Conceptualization of PTV Nite time show 'Raat Gaey' (2005) • Director Events & Special Assignments (2005) • Director Programmes PTV (2006-08) (Early Retirement) • Project Director Indus TV Network (2008 -10) Professional Training: • Radio Netherland Training Centre for Programme Production Hilversum Amsterdam 1982 • Trainers Training (1987) AIBD, Kuala Lampur. • Junior Management Training Course JICA at N.H.K Tv Tokyo 1988 • Small Gauge Tv workshop Programme Production, S.L.B.C. Colombo • New Technology in Production (Workshop) Montreaux,Switzerland 1994 • Latest Technology in Animation Disney World Orlando U.S.A. - 1995 Production Highlights: • Sukhanwar/Dastango (1974-76) • Shoaib Hashmi's TALL MATOL (1976) • Noor Jehan's - Taranum (1979) • Malika Pukhraj/Tahira Syed - Sur Ka Safar (1980) • Meri Pasand (1982) • Mussarat Nazir - Shadi Biyah Key Geet (1986) • Tan Sen - Musical Drama serial Written by Hasina Moeen (1990) • Chilman (Musical 1996) • Meri Pasand (1998-2002) • Duniya Meri Jawan Hai (2004) • Apna Muqam Paida Ker (2006) Tribute to Great Poet Allama Iqbal • Debut Music Videos Of Adnan Sami Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. • Oxfam - We Care: Series of Shows on violence against women (2010) • Never Give in - A documentary On Lawrence College Ghora Gali 150th Anniversary (2010) • ISPR's Yaum-e-Shauda & Defence Day shows (2008-13) • Anjanay nagar Drama Serial on TV One (2013) • Jahan Ara: A Soap (2014-15) Production of PTV Awards: • Silver Jubilee Awards (1989) • 9th PTV Awards (1999) • 11th PTV Awards (2002) • 12th PTV Awards (2005) • 16th PTV Awards (2012) National & International Awards Received: • Best Director Music - Noor Jehan's Taranum (1979) • Best Director Music - Malika Pukhraj/Tahira - Syed Sur ka Safar (1980) • Best Director Music - Andaz-e-Bayan Aur (1981) • Best Producer Music - Shadi Biyah Key Geet - Mussarat Nazir (1984) • Best Director Music - Moods & Melodies at Raduga Film & Televesion Award for Folk, Moscow (1989) • Best Director Music - Sliver Jubilee Award (1989) • Best Musical - Chilman - Winner of South Asia TV Awards Singapore (1996) • Best Director Music - Duniya Meri Jawan Hai (2004) • Awarded the President's Pride of Performance in the field of television production (2004) • Awarded the President's Sitara-e-Isaar for the production of a live telethon on PTV, dedicated to the victims of Earthquake (2005)