Abdul Hameed (writer)

Abdul Hameed
BornAbdul Hameed
22 Dec 1924
Amritsar, British India
Died29 April 2011
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, playwright and broadcaster
Literary movementProgressive Writers' Movement
Years active1955–2011
Notable worksAmbar, Naag & Maria, Tahly Thallay (TV serial), Ainak Wala Jin (1993) (A TV serial for children)
Notable awardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1997

Abdul Hameed (Urdu: اے۔ حمید-‎; 22 Dec 1924 – 29 April 2011) was an Urdu fiction writer from Pakistan. He was also known for writing a popular children's TV play Ainak Wala Jin (1993) for Pakistan Television Corporation which was broadcast on PTV during the mid-1990s.