Ahmad Bashir احمد بشیر | |
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| Born | March 24, 1923 Eminabad, Gujranwala District, Punjab, British India |
| Died | December 25, 2004 (aged 81) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Writer, Journalist |
| Nationality |  British Indian
(1923-1947) PakistanI (1947-2004) |
| Subject | Literature, biography, socialism |
| Notable works | Dil Bhatkey Ga, Jo Milay Thay Raaste Mein, film Neela Parbat (1969) |
| Spouse | Mehmooda |
| Relatives | Parveen Atif (Sister) Bushra Ansari (Daughter) Neelam Bashir (Daughter) Sumbul Shahid (Daughter) Asma Abbas (Daughter) Humayun Sheikh (Son) Grandchildren: Meera Ansari, Nariman Ansari, Waqas Abbas, Zara Noor Abbas, Saif Sheikh, Shiraz Nasir, Sadaf Nasir, Ahmed Nasir |
Ahmad Bashir (Punjabi, Urdu: احمد بشیر; March 24, 1923 – December 25, 2004) was a writer, journalist, intellectual and film director from Pakistan. He was the father of leading television artists Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbas, Sumbul Shahid and poet & author Neelam Ahmad Bashir and son Humayun Sheikh.
Begum Parveen Atif, also an Urdu short story writer, columnist, travelogue writer in Urdu and Punjabi, was his sister. His wife Mehmooda was his partner since 1947.[1]
He was a close friend of Urdu writers Mumtaz Mufti and Ibn-e-Insha. Mumtaz Mufti helped him join the now defunct Urdu-language daily newspaper Imroze after the independence of Pakistan.[1]
- ^ a b "Ahmad Bashir dies". Dawn (newspaper). 26 December 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2021.