Ahmad Bashir
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.
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 |
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.
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.
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