Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1916-2006) born as Ahmad Shah Awan. He was very famous Pakistani Urdu poet, literary critic, dramatist, and journalist. He was most prominent figure in Urdu literature. His Urdu afsana work is considered by some second only to Premchand in its masterful depiction of rural culture.
He graduated from the University of the Punjab, Lahore. He started his career as a Govt. clerk which he eventually left to pursue journalism. In his long career as writer and editor He had several literary Urdu journals including Phool, Tehzeeb-i-Niswan, Adab-i-Lateef, Naqoosh and Savera.
In 1962, Qasmi started his own journal Fanoon. The legendary friendship and support of Khadija Mastoor and Hajira Masroor and support to a host of the other writers from Ahmad faraz, Najib Ahmad, Saqi Farooqi and others was linked to Fanoon. Many other famous Urdu writers including Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Munnoo Bhai, Nazeer Naji and Amjad Islam Amjad proudly claim Qasmi’s patronage.
Qasmi received Pride of Performance in 1968 and Pakistan Academy Letters lifetime achievement award and country’s highest civil honor, Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1980. His published collections of his best-known work include Urdu poetry volumes Jalal-o-Jamal, Shola-i-Gul and Kisht-i-Wafa. He died on the July 10, 2006.
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