Brief

NAME: NAHEED MANZOOR_

AWARDS: LIST ATTACHED
FIELD: ART & CULTURE

* Naheed Manzoor has been heading Rawalpindi Arts Council since 1984.
This institution earlier was a small cultural place, situated in a rented house
with confined activities.
* After assumption of her charge as Resident Director, the Rawalpindi Arts
Council has grown into a big size cultural complex and under her dynamic
and vibrant leadership the activities of the Art Council have paced-up in
diversified directions.
* Her role in promoting art and culture in the Rawalpindi region is highly
Commendable and has been widely acclaimed on all forums of the society.
* In recognition of her hard work and remarkable achievements, the former
President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, during 1988 awarded
her letter of deep appreciation along with allotment of a sizeable plot of 49
Kanal of land, on which this huge cultural complex is built up now. This
provided ample opportunities for the residents of Rawalpindi region to make
and enjoy recreation.
* The former caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Malik Maraj Khalid also, in
Recognition of her devoted work, awarded letter of appreciation.
* This was followed by number of app reciations by federal ministers,
dignitaries and wives of chief of staff defense services, who happened to be
chief guests on cultural functions and exhibitions of this institution.
* Due to dedicated and committed services of Naheed Manzoor, this institution
is now engaged in providing neat and clean recreation to the public, surely
keeping in line with out traditions and values.
* In second direction it is promoting arts and cultural activities through holding
functions and exhibitions of great repute which earn appreciation by electronic
and print media very frequently.
* In third direction this institution is imparting training to male and female
students in hundreds of number through its various coaching classes of
painting, cooking, stitching and sewing, flower decoration, textile designing,
ceramics and many other fields.
* As a result of these classes over the year, it has produced some renowned
artists of different fields and also enabled numbers of men women earn their
livelihoods.
* Naheed Manzoor has really put her heart and soul together to contribute for
the right place and welfare of women of Pakistan in the society. In recognition
of her services she was awarded Fatima Jinnah Medal by the Federal Ministry
of Women Development in 2005. She is also a recipient of Gold Medal from
the local government administration, and there are also a number of laurels at
her credit.