Most Famous Pakistani Writers

50 Pakistani Writers in view out of 69

Writing 69
Pakistan 460
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Pakistani Poet 1916 – 2006
#79,470
BS
Bulleh Shah Pakistani Philosopher 1680 – 1757
#98,074
Sachal Sarmast
Sachal Sarmast Pakistani Poet 1739 – 1827
#112,162
Mohammed Hanif
Mohammed Hanif Pakistani Writer Born 1964
#117,922
I
Ibn-e-Insha Pakistani Poet 1927 – 1978
#126,421
SB
Sultan Bahu Pakistani Poet 1630 – 1691
#134,418
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi Pakistani Writer 1941 – 2001
#141,705
Ahmad Faraz
Ahmad Faraz Pakistani Poet 1931 – 2008
#145,947
ML
Madho Lal Hussain Pakistani Poet 1538 – 1599
#185,058
Khwaja Ghulam Farid
Khwaja Ghulam Farid Pakistani Poet 1845 – 1901
#185,841
QS
Qateel Shifai Pakistani Poet 1919 – 2001
#198,110
AH
Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar) Pakistani Linguist 1870 – 1961
#199,411
NM
Noon Meem Rashid Pakistani Poet 1910 – 1975
#199,678
KN
Kishwar Naheed Pakistani Poet Born 1940
#215,332
Waris Shah
Waris Shah Pakistani Poet 1722 – 1798
#230,616
Sulaiman Nadvi
Sulaiman Nadvi Pakistani Author 1884 – 1953
#289,854
Wasif Ali Wasif
Wasif Ali Wasif Pakistani Writer 1929 – 1993
#306,736
QU
Qudrat Ullah Shahab Pakistani Writer 1917 – 1986
#344,339
ZA
Zafar Ali Khan Pakistani Writer 1873 – 1956
#345,705
HS
Hamza Shinwari Pakistani Poet 1907 – 1994
#383,284
IH
Intizar Hussain Pakistani Writer 1923 – 2016
#408,138
Tilok Chand Mehroom
Tilok Chand Mehroom Pakistani Author 1887 – 1966
#410,332
Farman Fatehpuri
Farman Fatehpuri Pakistani Linguist 1926 – 2013
#414,373
MI
Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Pakistani Writer 1915 – 2017
#416,182
DF
Dilawar Figar Pakistani Poet 1929 – 1998
#429,389
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi
Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi Pakistani Scholar 1886 – 1968
#462,813
AS
Atta Shad Pakistani Literary 1939 – 1997
#463,492
ST
Shafqat Tanvir Mirza Pakistani Literary 1932 – 2012
#472,698
KK
Khursheed Kamal Aziz Pakistani Historian 1927 – 2009
#482,276
MD
M. D. Taseer Pakistani Poet 1902 – 1950
#484,475
ST
Shaukat Thanvi Pakistani Novelist 1904 – 1963
#489,607
FM
Fateh Muhammad Malik Pakistani Writer Born 1936
#546,716
Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri
Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri Pakistani Historian 1914 – 1998
#578,855
S. M. Ikram
S. M. Ikram Pakistani Historian 1908 – 1973
#590,110
GM
Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Pakistani Poet 1944 – 1999
#628,175
Idris Azad
Idris Azad Pakistani Author Born 1969
#648,078
PK
Pareshan Khattak Pakistani Poet 1931 – 2009
#771,391
S
Shamsher-ul-Hyderi Pakistani Poet 1931 – 2012
#792,097
MA
Mehr Abdul Haq Pakistani Linguist 1915 – 1995
#834,101
JM
Jugnu Mohsin Pakistani Journalist Born 1958
#860,127
MU
Mazhar ul Islam Pakistani Novelist Born 1949
#914,426
MA
Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi Pakistani Philosopher 1909 – 1970
#921,965
SW
Sohail Warraich Pakistani Journalist Born 1961
#942,973
UT
Umrao Tariq Pakistani Writer 1932 – 2011
#969,039
QA
Qamar Ajnalvi Pakistani Writer 1921 – 1993
#975,451
TA
Tariq Alam Abro Pakistani Writer 1958 – 2011
#993,993
Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi
Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi Pakistani Author 1693 – 1761
#1,032,137
Hafiz Rashid Khan
Hafiz Rashid Khan Pakistani Poet Born 1961
#1,032,211
MN
Muhammad Nawaz Khan (writer) Pakistani Writer 1943 – 2015
#1,118,444
UB
Ustad Bukhari Pakistani Poet 1930 – 1996
#1,210,551

By the numbers

Inside Pakistan Writers

69 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Pakistan Writers peaked in the 1930s with 12 people.

What Pakistan Writers Are Known For

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Poet are Pakistan Writers's biggest group — 39% of all notables (27).

Pakistan Writers over-index on poet — 20.0× the global rate.

  1. Poet27
  2. Writer14
  3. Author6
  4. Journalist6
  5. Linguist4
  6. Historian4
  7. Philosopher2
  8. Scholar2
  1. Poet2720.0×
  2. Author69.2×
  3. Journalist69.1×
  4. Writer144.9×