Noorul Huda Shah (born in Hyderabad, Sindh on 22 July 1951) is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh.[1][2][3]
Shah writes in both Sindhi and Urdu. She is best known for writing popular TV serials like Jungle, Marvi, Faaslay and Tapish.[1]
Noorul Huda completed her education from Sindh University and then started a career at Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). Her first play, Jungle, aired on television in 1983. Later, she joined Geo as a soap producer and then became a script writer for Hum TV.[4] She was appointed as CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for Hum Sitaray.[5] In 2017, she joined Bol Network.[4] Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called Jala Watan.[6] Presently, Shah writes a column for an online news forum called HumSub.[7]
Shah also served as the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh in 2013.[4] She is known in Pakistan as well for promoting the idea of women empowerment and feminism under the funding and her collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University in the United States.[4]