Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi (pronounced [dʒæˈʋed̪hæ'ʃmɨ] (IPA: [dʒæˈʋed̪hæ'ʃmɨ] (listen))); (Urdu: مخدوم محمد جاوید ہاشمی‎; born 1 January 1948[1]), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[3][4]