Riaz Shahid

Riaz Shahid
ریاض شاہد
Born1927
Died1 October 1972(1972-10-01) (aged 44–45)
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Film Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Journalist
Years active1962–1972
ChildrenShaan Shahid
Awards
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Riaz Shahid (1927 – 1 October 1972) was a Pakistani filmmaker, film writer, and journalist.

Influenced by poet Habib Jalib, who would later become a friend, Shahid frequently engaged with political activists at socialist gatherings in Lahore, and his support for the Pan-Islamic causes of Palestine, Algeria, and Kashmir would be reflected in his filmography.