Salima hashmi artistic tile
Salima Hashmi
Pakistani painter, artist, former college professor and anti-nuclear weapons activist
Salima Hashmi (Urdu: سلیمہ ہاشمی; born 1942)[3] is a Pakistani painter, artist,[2] former college professor,[4]anti-nuclearweapons activist and former caretaker minister in Sethi caretaker ministry.[5] 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.[6][1]
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 Indiannuclear programs; she is one of the few Pakistani intellectuals who condemned the nuclear tests by India and Pakistan in 1998.[1] She received the Pride of Performance Award in 1999 for her services to the nation.[2]