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{{short description|Pakistani newscaster}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shamim Ejaz
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name = Qudsia Begum
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|09|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2009|07|08|1923|09|06}}
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
| education = [[Osmania University]]
| occupation = {{Hlist | Newscaster | Writer}}
| years_active = 1942 – 2006
| children = 2
| parents = Muhammad Fasiuddin (father) <br> Aziz-Un-Nisa (mother)
| relatives = [[Waheeda Naseem]] (sister) <br> Ejaz Hussain Alvi (grandfather)
}}

'''Shamim Ejaz''' was a Pakistani newscaster and radio newsreader at Pakistan Television Corporation.<ref name=DawnNews/>

== Early life ==
Shamim was born on 6 September at 1923 in [[Hyderabad]] at [[Telangana]] during [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. She was the elder sister of [[Waheeda Naseem]] and her mother Aziz-Un-Nisa was a poetess and writer and her grandfather Ejaz Hussain Alvi was also a poet and writer.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/>

She completed her education from [[Osmania University]] and graduated with a degree in Arts.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/>

== Career ==
Shamim used to write short stories and novels before she joined Radio Station Hyderabad later during her studies she joined Radio Hyderabad.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/> In 1951 her parents migrated to [[Pakistan]] and settled in [[Karachi]] then she worked as an air hostess at [[Pakistan International Airlines]]. Then she joined Radio Pakistan Karachi and gave an audition for announcer then she was selected for newsreader.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/><ref>{{cite book|title=A History of Radio Pakistan|website=Oxford University Press|page=120}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/747048|title=ریڈیو اسٹیشن کراچی کے پروگرام|website=Jang News|date=February 27, 2023}}</ref>

In 1965 she announced [[1965 Pakistani presidential election|Pakistan presidential election]] on both Radio and PTV which were won by [[Muhammad Ayub Khan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Pākistān: tārīk̲h̲ī va siyāsī jāʼizah, 1947-1992|website=Naz̲īr Sanz Pablisharz|page=237}}</ref> The same year she was promoted to newsreader and during the war she was associated with news wing of Radio Pakistan along with Shakeel Ahmed and announced the news of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and events of Kashmir.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radio.gov.pk/12-06-2022/death-anniversary-of-legendary-news-reader-of-radio-pakistan-shakeel-ahmad-being-observed-today|title=45th Death anniversary of legendary News Reader of Radio Pakistan Shakeel Ahmad observed|website=Radio Pakistan|date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

After the war in 1960s she hosted a show called ''For Military Brothers'' which was about the soldiers the show got popular among the army.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/> In 1970s she worked as newscaster and read news at ''PTV Khabarnama'' on PTV.<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of Radio Pakistan|website=Oxford University Press|page=276}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Debates Official Report · Volume 3, Issues 12-18|website=Manager of Publications|page=874}}</ref>

In 1980s she worked for radio [[Deutsche Welle]] in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/07-Jul-2014/legend-newsreader-shamim-ijaz-to-be-remembered-tomorrow|title=Legend newsreader Shamim Ijaz to be remembered tomorrow|website=The Nation|date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A History of Radio Pakistan|website=Oxford University Press|page=308}}</ref> Then she came back to [[Pakistan]] and worked at both Radio and PTV for forty years.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/>

In 2006 she retired from Radio and PTV then she worked on contracts for Radio.<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/>

== Personal life ==
Shamim was married and had two children and her younger sister [[Waheeda Naseem]] was a poet and writer.<ref name=DawnNews/><ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation>{{cite journal|title=نیوز کاسٹر شمیم اعجاز|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|page=113}}</ref>

== Death ==
Shamim died on 8 July 2009 at [[Karachi]], Pakistan and was buried near her sister's grave at Model Colony graveyard in Karachi.<ref name=DawnNews>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/922691/newscaster-shamim-ejaz-passes-away|title=Newscaster Shamim Ejaz passes away|website=Dawn News|date=February 20, 2023}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== News presentations ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role
! scope="col"|Network
|-
|1965
| ''For Military Brothers''
| Host
| [[Radio Pakistan]]
|-
|1969
| ''Urdu Khabrein''
| Newscaster
| [[Radio Pakistan]]
|-
|1970
| ''PTV Khabarnama''
| Newscaster
| [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Title !! Ref.
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]]'' || ''Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]'' || {{Nom}} || ''Arts'' ||<ref name=PakistanTelevisionCorporation/>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|}}

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[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:Pakistani television newsreaders and news presenters]]
[[Category:Pakistani women radio presenters]]
[[Category:Pakistani radio personalities]]
[[Category:Radio personalities from Lahore]]

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