| Nationality Pakistani Role Scriptwriter Nephews Hussain Tariq Name Anwar Hameedi Movies Zinda | Children Bilal Maqsood Subject Entertainment Spouse Imrana Maqsood | |
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| Occupation Playwright, lyricist, satirist, painter, poet, sculpturist and Host Siblings Fatima Surayya Bajia, Zubaida Tariq, Zehra Nigah, Ahmed Maqsood, Sara Nackvi Similar People Moin Akhter, Anwar Masood, Bilal Maqsood, Bushra Ansari, Fatima Surayya Bajia | ||
Notable works Loose TalkAngan Tehra Born Anwar Maqsood Hameedi 7 September 1935 (age 84) Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India | ||
Jannat Se Jaun Elia l جنت سے جون ایلیا l जन्नत से जौन एलिया l Anwar Maqsood
Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (Urdu: انور مقصود حمیدی) commonly known as Anwar Maqsood (b. 1940) 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.
Contents
- Jannat Se Jaun Elia l l l Anwar Maqsood
- Anwar Maqsood Talk About Maryam Aurangzeb
- Early life and family
- Career
- As a writer
- Awards
- References
Anwar Maqsood Talk About Maryam Aurangzeb
Early life and family
Maqsood was born on 7 September 1940, in Hyderabad State. Maqsood studied at the Gulbarga Trust School in Aurangabad. 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.
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.
As a writer
He wrote various successful plays for television industry in Pakistan which as follows.