Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi


Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi
Native name
مُشتاق احمد يُوسُفی
BornMushtaq Ahmad Yusufi
(1923-09-04)4 September 1923[1]
Tonk, British India
Died20 June 2018(2018-06-20) (aged 94)
Karachi, Pakistan
OccupationBanker, writer (satire and humour)
NationalityPakistani
Notable awards

Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi (Urdu: مُشتاق احمد يُوسُفی – Muštāq Ẹḥmad Yoūsufi, 4 September 1923 – 20 June 2018)[2] was a Pakistani Urdu satirist and humourist.[3][4] Yousufi also served as the head of several national and international governmental and financial institutions.[4] He received in 1999 the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award and in 2002 the Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award, the highest literary honour given by the Government of Pakistan.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference novels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ڈیسک, ویب (20 June 2018). "معروف مزاح نگار مشتاق احمد یوسفی انتقال کرگئے". Dawn News Television. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ Zuberi, Nadeem (25 November 2017). "Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi's writings kindle the joy of reading". Business Recorder. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi Famous Humorist". Pakistaniat.com. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ^ "President gives away civil, military awards". DAWN.COM. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 2 August 2022.