Anwaar Ahmad

Who is Anwaar Ahmad?

Anwaar Ahmad is an Urdu Short Story writer, Scholar and Academician from Pakistan. He has been associated with Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, and Government College University, Faisalabad as a Teacher, Researcher, Departmental Head for over 35 years. He has also served as Visiting Professor, at Ankara University Ankara, Turkey and Urdu Department at Osaka University of Foreign Studies Osaka,Japan

He worked as the Chairman, Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban, the National Language Authority. from June 17, 2011 to December 12, 2012. He has been decorated with Best Teacher Award by Higher Education Commission in 2000, and Presidential Pride of Performance in 2009, one of the highest literary awards by Government of Pakistan.

He has authored and edited a total of nineteen books. He has around eight-nine Research Papers to his credit, published in National and International Journals of Research. His book Urdu Afsana: Aik Sadi Ka Qissa has been acclaimed by Urdu Scholars and Researchers throughout Pakistan.