Ayub Khawar is a Pakistani poet, author, and television director. He directed most of the TV serials for PTV including ''Fishaar'', '' Khawaja and Son'', ''Pataal'', '' Qasmi Kahani,'' and ''Gulzar Classics''. He is the author of more than 50 books. He has been nominated two times at the

Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...

for Best TV Director.

Early life

Khawar was born in

Chakwal Chakwal (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city in Rawalpindi Division, Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 66th largest city of Pakistan by population. Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 kilomet ...

on 12 June 1948. He got his earlier education from there and went on to

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

for higher studies. He got his Masters in Urdu literature from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...

Career

Television career

His career in mass media spans over four decades, from 1976 to 2004 during which he served as head of projects, television producer, and director on Satellite and Terrestrial TV channels. Some of his directorial projects include '' Khawaja and Son'' (1985), ''Nashaib'' (1995), '' Pataal'' (2005), '' Qasmi Kahani'' (2007), and ''Gulzar Classics'' (2009). Currently, he is serving as the project head of the popular comedy talk show ''

Mazaaq Raat Mazaaq Raat (Urdu/Punjabi : ) is a Pakistani television stand-up comedy and talk show hosted by Vasay Chaudhry on Dunya TV. Vasay Chaudhry hosts the show, with the ''Mazaaq Raati'' team consisting of Qaiser Pia, Akram Udaas, Iftikhar Thakur, ...

'', which broadcasts on

Dunya News Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded and ...

Literary career

Khawar started writing poems and poetry in his college days. By the end of his education, he was a well-known poet among literary circles. More than 50 books of his have been published which included both poetry and prose, while some of the poetry has been translated into English as well.

Television

Khawar has directed the following television series: * ''

Fishaar ''Fishaar'' is a Pakistani television first broadcast on PTV in 1990. It was directed by Ayub Khawar and written by Amjad Islam Amjad. Synopsis A youth oriented drama in which the difficulties and successes of choosing the straight path was p ...

'' * '' Din'' * ''Inkaar'' * ''Girah'' * ''Hisaar'' * '' Pataal'' * ''Nasheb'' * ''Daldal'' * ''Apney Prayey'' * '' Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor'' * '' Khawaja and Son'' * ''Ghareeb-e-Sheher'' * ''Yeh Bhi Kisi Ki Beti Hey'' * ''Kaanch ke Par'' * '' Qasmi Kahani'' * ''Gulzar Classics''

Selected bibliography

Some of his writing work include: * ''Gul Mosam-e-Khazan'' * ''Mohabbat Ki Kitaab'' * ''Love in the First of Terrorism'' * ''Bohat Kuch Kho Gaya Hai''

Awards and honours

* 2005-Best TV Director at the

4th Lux Style Awards The 4th Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Expo Center in Karachi, Pakistan. The show was hosted by Junaid Khan and Aamina Sheikh and from the members of Banana News Network. The show had the performances by Humayun Saeed, Zara Sheikh, Ve ...

- for '' Pataal'' * 2006-Nominated-Best TV Director at the

5th Lux Style Awards The 5th Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Expo Center in Karachi, Pakistan. The show was hosted by Shaan Shahid, Meera and from the members of BNN. The show had the performances by Mehreen Raheel, Faisal Qureshi, Ali Zafar, Faisal Re ...

- for ''Yeh Bhi Kisi Ki Beti Hai''

References

Living people 1948 births {{DEFAULTSORT:Khawar, Ayub