Javed Jabbar

Javed Jabbar (Urdu: جاوید جبار ) is a prominent Pakistani writer, advertising executive, politician, intellectual, scholar, artist, mass communications expert and former information minister. He has a son Kamal and daughter Mehreen Jabbar who is a film producer. Jabbar's roots can be traced back to Hyderabad, India.

Literary work

• A Man in the Queue. Readers Associates. 1971. 
• From Chaos to Catharsis: Perspectives on Democracy and Development. Royal Book Company. 1996. ISBN 978-9-69-407193-0. 
• Beyond the last mountain: the original screenplay of Pakistan's first feature film, 1976 .... MNJ Publications. 2001. ISBN 978-9-69-407267-8. 
• Bridges Or Barriers?: Indigenous Languages Print Media in South Asia. Summit Media. 2005. ISBN 978-9-69-407311-8. 
• Pakistan: Unique Origins; Unique Destiny?. National Book Foundation. 2011. ISBN 978-9-69-370534-8. 

Notable films

Jabbar has been involved as a writer, director, and/or producer of:

• Beyond the Last Mountain (1976)
• Ramchand Pakistani (2008)