Masood Ashar
Pakistani novelist, translator, columnist
About Masood Ashar
Lived 1931 – 2021 (aged 90). Masood Ashar was an Indian and Pakistani short story writer, translator, columnist and short story.
Masood Ahmad Khan (Urdu: ; Masʻūd Ashʻar; 10 February 1931 – 5 July 2021), better known as Masood Ashar, was a Pakistani Urdu short story writer, novelist, journalist, columnist and translator. On 23 March 2010, Ashar completed his early education from the Madrasa-i-Aliya in Rampur. He did his matriculation from Allahabad board in 1948 and did his graduation from Agra. Bismillah Ka Gumbad
As translator Zindagi Se Najat
Death Masood Ashar died in Lahore on 5 July 2021. He was buried in Lahore.
Awards 2010, Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan. 2015, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, third-highest civilian award of Pakistan.
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Who was Masood Ashar?
Pakistani novelist, translator, columnist
When was Masood Ashar born?
Masood Ashar was born on 10 February 1931 in Rampur.
When did Masood Ashar die?
Masood Ashar died on 5 July 2021 in Lahore.
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Masood Ashar was a short story writer, translator, columnist and short story.
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Masood Ashar was Indian and Pakistani.
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