Anwar Maqsood
Anwar Maqsood انور مقصود | |
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| Born | Anwar Maqsood Hameedi September 7th 1935 (age 81) Hyderabad State, British India |
| Occupation | Playwright, lyricist, satirist, painter, poet, sculpturist and host |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Subject | Entertainment |
| Notable works | Loose Talk Aangan Terha |
Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (Urdu: انور مقصود حمیدی) commonly known as Anwar Maqsood (b. 1935) is a Pakistani scriptwriter, television host, satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He is well known for his artists write ups for Pakistan Television Corporation in the late 1970s.[1]
Early life and family
Maqsood was born on 7th September, 1935, in Hyderabad State. Maqsood studied at the Gulbarga Trust School in Aurangabad.[2] He belongs to several prominent families of Pakistan which include: his sister, Fatima Surayya Bajia who was a known writer in Pakistan and South Asia, his other sister Zehra Nigah, a known poet, his brother, Ahmed Maqsood, former Chief Secretary of Sindh, and his other sister Zubaida Tariq, a cooking expert and chef. His wife, Imrana Maqsood is a known novelist and his son, Bilal Maqsood is a rock artist and lead guitarist of a rock band called Strings.[3]
Career
Maqsood has been associated for many years with Pakistan Television Corporation where he served as presenter for a variety of its shows including Studio Dhai and then Studio Ponayteen along with Show Sha and a large number of others.[4][5]
As a writer
He wrote various successful plays for television industry in Pakistan which as follows.[6]
Awards
- Hilal-e-Imtiaz
- Lifetime Achievement Honour at 4th Pakistan Media Awards
See also
- List of authors
- List of English novelists
- List of novelists
- List of playwrights
- List of short story writers
- List of Lollywood actors
References
- ^ Yesterday Once More : Meet Anwar Maqsood - DAWN.com Template:Wayback
- ^ Anwar Maqsood A Versatile Artist - Pakistan Television Template:Wayback
- ^ "Cultural Dynasty: The Maqsood Family". The News. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Pawnay 14 August: Silence for brilliance[permanent dead link]
- ^ Anwar Maqsood’s ‘Sawa 14 August’ staged Template:Wayback
- ^ Sawa 14 August – bringing history to the theater
External links
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- Use dmy dates from January 2011
- Living people
- Muhajir people
- Pakistani writers
- Pakistani humorists
- Pakistani lyricists
- Pakistani dramatists and playwrights
- Pakistani television writers
- Pakistani male television actors
- Urdu humorists
- Urdu scholars
- 1935 births
- Hum Award winners
- Writers from Karachi
- Male actors from Karachi
- Pakistani people of Hyderabadi descent