Qamar Ali Abbasi

Qumar Ali Abbasi is a Pakistani journalist and writer.

Biography

Qamar Ali Abbasi was born In Amroha, India. At the age of nine he moved to Pakistan along with his parents. He got his early education in Murree Hills then he moved to Hyderabad, Sindh. He completed his higher education at the University of Sindh, receiving his B.A (Hons), M.A (Economics) and M.A (Urdu) from that institution. He joined National College Karachi as Lecturer of Economics. He passed C.P.S.C and joined Radio Pakistan Lahore as Assistant director in 1966. He served Radio Pakistan for 32 years as a station director in Kuzdar, deputy controller and chief editor Ahang Pakistan Calling, controller, station director Radio Pakistan Karachi. After leaving Radio Pakistan he joined Jang publication as an editor of Info Line. In 1999, he moved to the United States and joined the weekly publication Awam as a chef editor.Presently, he is writing daily and weekly columns in Urdu newspapers all over theworld which can be accessed through most of the news papers and their web sites.He has written 18 children’s books and 28 travelogues.

Awards

He received the prestigious All Pakistan Newspaper award for the best column in 1991 from prime Minister of Pakistan.Fact|date=October 2007He received pride of Tamaga-i-Imtiaz in 2000 from the president of Pakistan.Fact|date=October 2007 He has received many awards from different association and countries for his contributions to the Urdu literature.Fact|date=October 2007