Anwar Maqsood

Anwar Maqsood
انور مقصود

Maqsood during the interview by BBC
Maqsood during the interview by BBC
Native name
انور مقصود حمیدی
BornAnwar Maqsood Hameedi
(1939-09-07) 7 September 1939 (age 85)
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
OccupationPlaywright, lyricist, Satirist, Television Host
NationalityPakistani
SubjectEntertainment
Notable awardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) in 2013
Pride of Performance in 1994
SpouseImrana Maqsood عمرانہ مقصود
ChildrenBilal Maqsood (son)
Arjumand Ahmed (daughter)
RelativesZubaida Tariq (sister)
Fatima Surayya Bajia (sister)
Zehra Nigah (sister)
Sarah Naqvi (sister)

Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (born 7 September 1939, Urdu:انور مقصود حمیدی ), popularly known as Anwar Maqsood, is a Pakistani scriptwriter, television presenter, satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He is well known for his drama write-ups for PTV in the late 1970s and 1980s.[1]

  1. ^ "Profile: Witticism, criticism". Dawn. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.