Ahmad Bashir
Ahmad Bashir احمد بشیر | |
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| Born | 24 March 1923 |
| Died | 25 December 2004 (aged 81) |
| 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; 24 March 1923 – 25 December 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 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.
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.