Anwaar Ahmad ( ur, , born 11 June 1947,

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) is an

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writer,

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and

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from

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. Presently, he is serving as the Director General at University of Gujrat's Sialkot Campus.He has been associated with

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, Multan, and

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as a teacher, researcher, and departmental head (Urdu) for over 35 years. He has also served as a visiting professor at Ankara University in

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and the Urdu department at

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, Japan. He worked as the chairman of the

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from 17 June 2011 to 12 December 2012. He received the ''Best Teacher Award'' from the Higher Education Commission in 2000, and Presidential

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in 2009, one of the highest literary awards from the

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. He has authored and edited nineteen books. He has also published eight research papers 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. He is the 2010 recipient of the Saadi Literary Award.

Education

Anwaar Ahmad obtained his early education from the Muslim Boys High School in Multan, Pakistan. He earned his Masters (Urdu) degree from Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan in 1969. He then went on to obtain his PhD from

in 1985. His dissertation was titled ''Urdu Short Story in its Socio-Political Perspective''.

Career

After obtaining his master's degree in Urdu, Anwaar Ahmad served the Education Department of the Government of Punjab and

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for six years. In 1975, he joined

, Multan as a lecturer in the Department of Urdu. He served the same institution as chairman of the Department of Urdu, chairman of the Department of Seraiki and dean of the Faculty of Languages and Islamic Studies until his retirement in 2007. He was sent as a delegate by the

to Ankara University, Turkey for a period of four years (1995–1999). He was associated with the department of Urdu and Pakistan studies. After his retirement in 2007, he was appointed the chairman of the department of Urdu and dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at

. In 2009, he proceeded to Osaka University in Osaka, Japan as a visiting associate professor. On 17 June 2011, he was appointed as the chairman of the

by the prime minister of Pakistan on the recommendation of the chairman search committee (Cabinet Division, Pakistan). He retired from the post on 12 December 2012.Has been writing Urdu columns titled 'Wada Khilafi' in the Urdu daily ''

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''. He also writes for the Pakistani socio-political website ''Top Story Online''. He served as the Director General at

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as a Visiting Professor at Department of Urdu.

References

*Interview with Dr. Anwaar Ahmad, The News, Pakistan (2010). *Book Review – Urdu Afsana – Aik Saadi ka Qissa, The News, Pakistan (2007). *Anwaar Ahmad's Columns – Wada Khilafi, DUNYA NEWS NETWORK (2013). *Anwaar Ahmad's Columns – TOP STORY ONLINE (2013), *Anwaar Ahmad – HEC Approved Supervisor. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Anwaar 1947 births Living people Bahauddin Zakariya University alumni Bahauddin Zakariya University faculty Government College University Faisalabad faculty Pakistani educational theorists Pakistani male short story writers Pakistani short story writers People from Multan Recipients of the Pride of Performance University of the Punjab alumni University of the Punjab faculty Recipients of the Saadi Literary Award Punjabi people People related to Persian literature Osaka University faculty