Jamil Ahmad (politician)
Jamil Ahmad may refer to: * Jamil Ahmad (writer) (1931–2014), Pakistani novelist and story writer * Jamil Uddin Ahmad Brigadier-General Shaheed Jamil Uddin Ahmed (1 February 1936 - 15 August 1975) was a career officer in the Pakistan Army Signal Corps and then the Bangladesh Army. Appointed as the military secretary to the President of Bangladesh in 1973, he wa ...

Jamil Ahmad (writer)
Jamil Ahmad (June 1, 1931 – July 12, 2014) was a Pakistani civil servant, novelist and story writer. He wrote in the English language. He is known for his anthology, ''The Wandering Falcon'' which was short listed for Man Asian Literary Prize, widely known as Asia's highest literary award, in 2011. The book was also a finalist for DSC prize for South Asian Literature in 2013. He died on 12 July 2014. Biography Jamil Ahmad was born in Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, in the erstwhile British India, in 1931. After early education in Lahore, he joined the civil service in 1954, and worked in the Swat valley, a remote Hindu Kush area, near Afghan border. During his career, he worked at various remote areas such as the Frontier Province, Quetta, Chagai District, Chaghi, Khyber Pass, Khyber and Malakand District, Malakand. His experiences in these tribal valley assisted him in his work which was mainly focused on the lives of the tribal villagers. He also served at the Pakistani embassy ...
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