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Mazhar Kaleem | |
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| Native name | مظہر کلیم ایم اے |
| Born | 22 July 1942 Kiri Afghanan, Multan, Pakistan |
| Died | 26 May 2018 (aged 75) Multan, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Lawyer, novelist, Anchorperson |
| Period | 1968 – 2018 |
| Genre | Detective Stories |
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Mazhar Kaleem (Urdu: مظہر کلیم) (1942 – 2018) original name Mazhar Nawaz Khan[1] was a Pakistani novelist chiefly known in Imran Series, Urdu spy fiction[2] written within Imran Series mythos created by Ibn-e-Safi.
He was known for writing the Imran Series and had written short stories for children as well. He was the anchorperson of a saraiki radio talk show from Radio Multan, "Jamhoor-de-Awaz". He was a lawyer who was elected Senior Vice-President of Multan Bar Council.
In "his writing career of over five decades, he has written around 600 spy fiction novels on Ibn-e-Safi Imran Series", as well as "around 5000 short stories (not confirmed) for children including the famous series of Umro Aiyyar."[1]
- ^ a b Jamil Khan, Great Urdu writer Mazhar Kaleem passes away, The Gulf Today, May 26, 2018. Retrieved. May 29, 2018.
- ^ Bloom, C. (29 September 2008). Mazhar Kaleem M.A (مظہر کلیم ایم اے): Popular Fiction since 1900. Palgrave macmillan UK: Springer. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-230-58387-0. Retrieved 3 January 2024.