Qasim Mahmood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Qasim Mahmood

Pakistani writer

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1928

Place of Birth: Kharkhoda, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 21-Mar-2010

Profession: journalist, linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Syed Qasim Mahmood (Urdu: ??? ???? ?????; 17 November 1928 – 31 March 2010) was a Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and foremost encyclopedist of Pakistan.
He compiled fifteen encyclopedias and one dictionary and left seven encyclopedias uncompleted, produced three collections of short stories, wrote one novel, one novelette, and five dramas for Radio Pakistan, wrote story of one film, Bagi Spahi (rebel army man), translated masterpieces of international fiction, science & technology, edited nine literary and social magazines and brought forth nine scientific and literary magazines.
From his publishing companies, he published 211 Scientific and literary books, wrote many articles on literature, science, politics and sociology in national newspapers and magazines.
His lifelong mission was to spread knowledge and literature in his country through writing and publishing books & magazines where literacy rate is below normal.
His jihad was against ignorance, illiteracy and fanaticism.