Khadija Mastoor
Khadija Mastoor خدیجہ مستور | |
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| Born | 11 December 1927 Bareilly, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 25 July 1982 (aged 54) London, England |
| Occupations | Author Playwright |
| Notable work | Aangan (1962) Zameen (1983) |
| Spouse | Zaheer-ud-Deen Babar Awan |
| Children | Kiran Fayyaz Pervez Alam Awan |
| Relatives | Hajra Masroor (sister) Khalid Ahmad (brother) |
| Awards | Adamjee Literary Award |
Khadija Mastoor (Urdu: خدیجہ مستور, romanized: K͟hadījah Mastūr; 11 December 1927 – 25 July 1982) was a Pakistani Urdu-language short story writer and novelist. Her 1962 novel Aangan is widely considered a literary masterpiece in Urdu literature, which has also been adapted as a television drama series. Her younger sister Hajra Masroor was also a writer, while famous poet Khalid Ahmad was her younger step-brother.