Shaukat Siddiqui

Shaukat Siddiqui
Born(1923-03-20)20 March 1923
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India (present day Lucknow, India)
Died18 December 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 83)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Novelist
Literary movementPakistan Writers' Guild
Progressive Writers Association
Notable worksKhuda Ki Basti (1957)
Jangloos (1987)
Notable awardsAdamjee Literary Award

Shaukat Siddiqi (Urdu: شوکت صدیقی; 20 March 1923 – 18 December 2006) was a Pakistani writer of fiction who wrote in Urdu language. He is best known for his novels Khuda Ki Basti and Jangloos, the former of which won the Adamjee Literary Award in 1960.

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