Neelam Bashir
Neelam Bashir | |
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| نیلم بشیر | |
| Born | Neelam Ahmad Bashir 17 January 1950 |
| Other names | Neelum Basheer |
| Education | Lahore College for Women |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
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| Years active | 1970 – present |
| Spouse |
Siraj Siddiqui (m. 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Ahmad Bashir (father) Mehmooda Bashir (mother) |
| Relatives | Musarrat Nazir (aunt) Parveen Atif (aunt) Sumbul Shahid (sister) Bushra Ansari (sister) Asma Abbas (sister) Zara Noor Abbas (niece) |
| Honours | Pride of Performance (2023) |
Neelam Bashir (Urdu: نیلم بشیر; born January 17, 1950) is a Pakistani fiction writer, novelist, poet, travelogue writer, critic, and researcher who writes in both Urdu and Punjabi. She is known for her candid and fearless writing on sensitive social issues, particularly those concerning the female experience in a patriarchal society.