Pride of Performance Awards (2010–2019)

Pride of Performance (Urdu: تمغۂ حسنِ کارکردگی) is a civil award given by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine or science.

In 2009, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards to be actually conferred by the President of Pakistan on Pakistan Day (23 March 2010).[1]

Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Sattar Shabbir Social science Economist/policy maker Punjab
Atta Muhammad Kakar Sports Sports Balochistan
Ayaz Ayub Science Electrical engineering Punjab
Muhammad Javed Akhtar Mining engineering Punjab
Muhammad Saleem Khan (Saleem Raz) Literature Poetry Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Inam-ul-Haq Javeid Literature Poetry Punjab
Muhammad Azam Azam Literature Literature Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rabia Zuberi Art Education and sculpture Sindh
Riaz Alam Khan Science Aerospace engineering Sindh

2011

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On 14 August 2010, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards to be actually conferred by the President of Pakistan on Pakistan Day (23 March 2011). It consisted of 46 Pakistanis and one Canadian of Pakistani origin.[2]

Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Ahmad Saleem (Muhammad Saleem Khawaja) Literature Punjab
Aleem Dar[3] Sports Cricket umpiring Punjab
Amjad Pervez Science Laser optics Punjab
Anwar Saleem Ahmad Literature Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Ashfaq Hussain[3] Literature Canada
Khalida Inayat Noor[3] Science Mathematics Punjab
Mubashir Ahmed Sheikh Science Metallurgical engineering Punjab
Muhammad Arshad Science Nuclear engineering Punjab
Muhammad Nazar Science Physics Punjab
Shafqat Karim Science Physics Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Shahzad Mahmood Science Plasma physics Punjab
Sumeera Ikram Science Chemistry Punjab
Syed Tajammal Hussain Science Nano technology Islamabad
Ghani Parwaz Literature Balochistan
Goshpi Byram Avari[3] Sports Sailing/yachting Sindh
Gulzar Ahmed Sheikh Science Underground mining engineering Punjab
Habib[3] Art Film and TV actor Punjab
Hashim Nadeem Khan Literature Medical Balochistan
Iqbal Javed Khan Science Experimental aerodynamics engineering Punjab
Ishan Ullah Qazi Science Chemistry Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Javaid Ahsan Bhatti Science Vacuum science and technology Punjab
Khalid Ahmad[3] Literature Punjab
Khan Tehsil Art Folk singing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Manzoor Akhter (Tehsin Firaqi) Literature Punjab
Muhammad Afzal Arain Science Agriculture Sindh
Muhammad Ahmed Science Electronics engineering Sindh
Muhammad Aslam Science Mechanical engineering Punjab
Muhammad Khalid Zahid Science Electrical engineering Balochistan
Naseem Hameed[3] Sports Athletics Sindh
Abdul Rahim Nagori Art Painting Sindh
Muhammad Nawaz Science Pharmacokinetics Punjab
Muhammad Rasul Jan Science Chemistry Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
S. Amjad Bukhari Art TV producer Islamabad
S. B. John[3] Art Film playback singing Sindh
S.H. Qasim Jalali Art TV drama production Sindh
Saif-ur-Rehman Saifi Literature Poetry Punjab
Saleem Akram Ansari Science Nuclear Engineering Punjab
Samina Ahmed[3] Art TV drama acting Punjab
Shahid Pervaiz Butt Sports Wrestling Punjab
Shams Malik Literature Journalism Punjab
Suhail Akram (Suhail Ahmed)[3] Art TV drama acting Punjab
Tajdar Alam Art Film/TV Direction Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu[3] Art Classical music singer Punjab
Ustad Muhammad Alam Art Blue pottery Punjab
Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan[3] Art Classical singing (oldest son of Salamat Ali Khan) Punjab
Wazir Afzal[3] Art Film music composer Punjab
Zafar Kazmi Art Painting and sculpture Sindh
Moin Akhter Art TV artist/comedian Sindh

2012

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On 14 August 2011, the following list of recipients was announced for awards to be actually conferred on 23 March 2012. It consists of 43 individuals.[4][5]

Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Raja Shahid Nazir Science Mechanical engineering Punjab
Abdul Hamid Science Physics Punjab
Sajjad Ahmad Mehmood Science Chemical engineering Punjab
Ghulam Hussain Science Mechanical engineering Punjab
Mirza Zafarul Islam Science Geology Punjab
Muhammad Aqil-ur-Rahman Science Physics Punjab
Sameeullah Khan Science Mechanical engineering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rashid Ahmed Alvi Science Chemistry Punjab
Muhammad Ibrahim Science Physics Punjab
Muhammad Zaman Science Telecommunication engineering Punjab
Muhammad Amjad Siddique Almas Geo-spatial technologies Military applications Punjab
Tariq Aziz Khan Science Electronics engineering Sindh
Irfan Ahmad Science Electrical engineering Punjab
Muhammad Imran Science Microwave science Punjab
Tasleem Baig Science Aerospace engineering Punjab
Shakeel Zahid Science Aerospace engineering (satellite technology) Punjab
Waqas Masood Science Physics Punjab
Waqas Umer Science Electroninc engineering Punjab
Mehboob-ur-Rehman Science Plant breeding and genetics Punjab
Syed Tauseef Mohyud-Din Science Mathematics/physical sciences Punjab
Farzana Suleman Education Sindh
Muhammad Sharif Tahir Education Punjab
Gulzar Alam[6] Music (singer) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ejaz Hussain Hazarvi Music Performing arts Punjab
Shigeyuki Ataka Arts and literature Japan
Sahira Kazmi[6] Art TV drama director Pakistan
Mohsin Gillani Art TV drama actor Pakistan
Noman Ijaz[5] Art TV drama actor Pakistan
Saba Hameed[5] Art TV drama actress Pakistan
Meera[5] Art Film actress Pakistan
Kazim Pasha Art TV director/producer Pakistan
Javed Sheikh[5] Art Film actor/director Pakistan
Rahat Naveed Masud Art Fine arts Punjab
Azhar Javed Literature Punjab
Tariq Khurshid Malik Literature Punjab
Lutfullah Khan[6] Literature/music archives Large Music Archives Library Sindh
Muhammad Aman (Sarshar Siddiqui) Literature Sindh
Zahida Hina Literature Journalism Sindh
Khawaja Muhammad Zakariya Literature Punjab
Mohammad Yousuf[5] Sports Cricket Pakistan
Qasim Zia[6] Sports Hockey Punjab
Muhammad Khamis Public service Pakistan
Zahoor Ahmed Awan Public service Pakistan
Engineer Arif Naseem Art Sculpture Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2013

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On 13 August 2012, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards to be actually conferred on Pakistan Day (23 March 2013).[7]

Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Tahira Syed Arts Singing Pakistan
Shahida Latif Literature Literature/poetry Punjab
Rafaqat Ali Mughal Science Mechanical engineering Pakistan
Saadia Chaudhary Science Applied mathematics Pakistan
Zahid Ahmad Science Mechanical engineering Pakistan
Muhammad Aleem Mirza Science Electronic engineering Pakistan
Abdul Manan Science Aerospace engineering Pakistan
Wajih Anwar Science Mechanical engineering Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Akram Science Avionics engineering Pakistan
Asif Hameed Science Wireless communication engineering Pakistan
Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmad Science Chemistry Pakistan
Zia-Ullah Science Physics Pakistan
Amer Sarfraz Ahmad Science Satellite technology engineering Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal Rao Science Space technology Pakistan
Sikandar Majid Mirza Science Physics Pakistan
Javaid Bashir Science Physics Pakistan
Sardar Mehmood Ahmed Khan Education Medical Pakistan
Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema Education Teaching and research Punjab
Muhammad Rafiullah Khan Education Pakistan
Muhammad Ajmal Khan Arts Music (tabla playing) Punjab
Alamgir Arts TV pop singer Sindh
Shahida Mini Arts Singing Pakistan
Naghma Arts Pashto singer Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dur Muhammad Kassi Literature Literature/documentary Pakistan
Maria Toorpakey Wazir Sports Squash Pakistan

2014

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On 14 August 2013, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards to be actually conferred on Pakistan Day (23 March 2014)[8]

Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Syed Tauqir Ashraf Science Physics Sindh
Khalil-ur-Rehman Science Physics Punjab
Wali Khan Babar Education Journalism Sindh
Muhammad Arif Chaudhry Science Chemistry Punjab
Farooq Ahmed Bhatti Science Analytical physics Punjab
Ghulam Rasool Akhtar Science Computational physics Punjab
Malik Murid Hussain Science Chemical engineering Punjab
Munir Ahmad Science Civil engineering Punjab
Tariq Hameed Science Nuclear engineering Punjab
Tariq Ikram ul Haq Science Avionics engineering Sindh
Jehanzaib Khan Lodhi Science Aerospace engineering Punjab
Hamid Saleem Science Plasma physics Punjab
Mohammad Mujahid Science Material engineering Punjab
Mohammad Yousuf Khan Science Electronics and communication engineering FATA
Brigadier Masood Raza Science Artificial intelligence (military application) Punjab
Hyder Ali Palijo Science Project management Sindh
Hasan Shahnawaz Zaidi Education Art and design Punjab
Cecil Chaudhry[9] Education Academic and human rights activism Punjab
Mehreen Afzal Science Cryptography (military application) Punjab
Shahid Abdullah Arts Art and design Sindh
Ustad Shafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan Arts Calligraphy Sindh
Tabbasum Kashmiri Literature Literature Punjab
Agha Saleem Literature Literature Sindh
Wali Muhammad Khan Siyal Kakar Literature Literature Balochistan
Younus Javaid Literature Literature/scholar Punjab
Ali Muhammadi Khorasani Literature Literature Tajikistan
Syed Irshad Hussain Rashid (Late) Education Journalism Pakistan
Khalid Ahmad Education Journalism Punjab
Nazir Leghari[10] Education Journalism Punjab
Azhar Hussain Jafri Education Photo-journalism Punjab
Munir Hussain (late) Education Journalism/cricket commentary Sindh
Misbah-ul-Haq Sports Cricketer Punjab
Zeeshan Abbasi Sports Cricketer Punjab
Aurangzeb Leghari Arts Acting Punjab
Ayub Khawar Arts TV Director Punjab
Bakht Jamal Science Health professional Pakistan
Muhammad Naeem Science Health professional Pakistan
Ahad Khan Cheema Civil services Pakistan
Hanif Khan Sports Field hockey Sindh

2015

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Name Field
Sultan Muhammad Sukoon Literature (Urdu poetry/First ever Hindko dictionary)
Syed Muhammad Qaisar Abbas Naqvi Arts (drama acting)
Asif Ali Khan Arts (film actor)
Ata-ur-Rehman Journalism
Amir Khan Sports (boxing)
Muhammad Baksh Alias Bakshan Mehranvi Literature (Poetry)
Samina Baig Sports (mountaineering)
Jamal Nasir Social work
Mir Mohammad Ali TV comedian (mimicry artist)
Saleem Kausar Poet
Asim Bukhari TV actor
Abdul Rauf Tahir Journalist
Ayesha Haroon[11] Journalist
Muhammad Asif[11] Snooker player

2016

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  1. Gulab Chandio[12]
  2. Wajahat Masood (Journalist)[13][14]
  3. Wasif Nagi (Journalist)[14]
  4. Ehsan Akbar (Literature)[14][15]
  5. Nisar Qadri (Film and TV actor)[14][15]
  6. Sabz Ali (Music - Tabla Playing)
  7. Abdul Ghaffar (Public Service)
  8. Najam Ahmed Shah (Public Service)
  9. Captain (R) Zahid Saeed (Public Service)
  10. Umar Draz Khan (Public Service)
  11. Professor Abida Taherani (Education)
  12. Ahmad Saeed (Industrialist)[13][14]
  13. Munir Ahmed Munir (Journalist)
  14. Masood Akhtar[15]
  15. Khalid Butt[15]
  16. Waseem Abbas (TV and Film actor)[13][14]
  17. Ustad Nathoo Khan (Music - Sarangi Player), posthumously awarded[15]
  18. Agha Nasir[15]
  19. Saba Qamar (TV and Film actress)

2017

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Awards to be conferred on Pakistan Day (23 March 2017)[16]

Name Field Specialization Country
Khalid Sharif Science Medicine Pakistan
Muhammad Qasim Bughio Arts Literature Pakistan
Shakir Shuja Abadi Arts Poetry (Saraiki language poetry) Pakistan
Sarfraz Shahid Arts Literature Pakistan
Khurshid Ahmad Nadeem Arts Journalism Pakistan
Alamgir Anwar Shaikh Sports Snooker player Pakistan
Rashid Ahmed Aslam Arts Public Service Pakistan
Humaira Channa Arts (Music, Film, Television) Playback singer Pakistan
Ghazi Salahuddin Arts Writer, Journalist Pakistan

On 4 July 2017, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance award to the team management, players and officials of the Pakistan cricket team, for their outstanding performance as the winners of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Four former senior players were also awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance award [17]:

Name Field Specialisation Country
Azhar Ali Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Muhammad Babar Azam Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Shoaib Malik Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Muhammad Hafeez Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Sarfraz Ahmed Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Shahdab Khan Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Syed Imad Wasim Haider Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Muhammad Amir Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Muhammad Junaid Khan Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Hassan Ali Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Ahmed Shahzad Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Haris Sohail Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Rumman Raes Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Wahab Riaz Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Faheem Ashraf Sports Cricketer Pakistan
John Michael Arthur Sports Cricket Coach Australia
Grant Trafford Luden Sports Cricket Coach South Africa
Stephen John Rixon Sports Cricket Coach Australia
Grant William Flower Sports Cricket Coach Zimbabwe
Shane Andrew Hayes Sports Cricket Physiotherapist Australia
Azhar Mahmood Sports Cricket Coach Pakistan
Talat Ali Malik Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Muhammad Talha Ejaz Sports Cricket Analyst Pakistan
Shahid Aslam Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Donald Dave Albert Sports Cricket Official Saint Lucia
Inzamam ul Haq Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Raza Rashid Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Aun Muhammad Zaidi Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Azhar Arif Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Amjad Hussain Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Usman Wahla Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Tauseef Ahmed Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Wajahtullah Wasti Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Wasim Haider Sports Cricket Official Pakistan
Younis Khan Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Shahid Afridi Sports Cricketer Pakistan
Misbah ul Haq Sports Cricketer Pakistan

2018

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Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Bashir Ahmad KPK
Abdul Samad Science Archaeology
Shahbaz Malik Literature Punjab
Mohammad Fahleem
Aslam Pervaiz (late)[18]


[Kaiser Khan Nizamani

Arts Acting (films) Sindh
Zarrin Suleman Panna Arts Dancing (films) Punjab
Salman Alvi Arts TV host and entertainer
Harris Khalique
Rauf Parekh Arts Linguist and Journalist Sindh
Amin Hafeez Arts Journalism Punjab
Muhammad Nawaz Raza
Brigidier Javed Ahmed Satti (Retired)
Taj Multani (singer)[18] Sindh
Bilqees Khanum Sindh
Amanullah (TV comedian)[19] Punjab
A. Nayyar[18] Punjab
Master Ghulam Haider (1908 – 9 November 1953) (A pioneering film music director)[18]
Muhammad Ahmad Khan[18][20] Arts Calligraphy Punjab
Nighat Chaudhry (classical dancer)[18] Arts Dancing

2019

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Name Field Specialization Territory/Country
Hamid Mahmood Punjab
Mohammad Saeedur Rehman Punjab
Mohammad Shahid Saleem Punjab
Arshad Ali Punjab
Dr Salma Khanam Punjab
Vaqar Akhtar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Raza Ellahi KP
Waqar uz Zaman KP
Mohammad Hasan Sindh
Nasir Mahmood Khan Punjab
Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi Sindh
Umbreen Javaid Punjab
Shabbir Jan Sindh[21]
Iftikhar Thakur Punjab
Ishrat Fatima Islamabad[22]
Siyani Khatoon Sindh
Bashir Ahmad KPK
Reema Khan Punjab
Nasir Adeeb Arts Film script writing
Taj Baloch Sindh
Sofia Yazdani Sindh
Arshad Sharif Punjab
Inam Butt Punjab
Luqman Ali Afzal
Sanaullah Ghuman
Mohammad Ashraf Ali (late) Gilgit-Baltistan
asheed Masood Khan Balochistan

References

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