Abdul Hameed (writer)

Abdul Hameed
Born
Abdul Hameed

(1928-08-25)25 August 1928
Amritsar, British India
Died29 April 2011(2011-04-29) (aged 82)
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, playwright and broadcaster
Literary movementProgressive Writers' Movement
Years active1955–2011
Notable worksAmbar, Naag & Maria, Tahly Thallay (TV serial), Ainak Wala Jin (1993) (A TV serial for children)
Notable awardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1997

Abdul Hameed (Urdu: اے۔ حمید-‎; 25 Aug 1928 – 29 April 2011) known as A Hameed, was an Urdu fiction writer from Pakistan. He was also known for writing a popular children's TV play Ainak Wala Jin (1993) for Pakistan Television Corporation which was broadcast on PTV during the mid-1990s. He's also known for his Maut Ka Taaqub series, a novel for children spread over 300 issues and counting 35,000 pages.

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