Qamar Ajnalvi

Qamar Ajnalvi
Native name	قمر اجنالوی
Born	Abdus Sattar July 1919 Ajnala
Died	30 May 1993 (aged 73) Germany
Resting place	Rabwah, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Notable works	Qasidah banam khair ul naam, Chah babul, Dharti ka safar, Baghdad ki raat, Jahan-e-loh-o-qalam
Spouse	Amtul Hafeez
Children	Qamar Mamoon, Qamar Haroon
Relatives	Bashiran Begum (sister), Abdul Qadir (nephew), Nasra Zaheer (niece)

Qamar Ajnalvi (قمر اجنالوی), born Abdus Sattar (July 1919 – 30 May 1993), was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in the Urdu language. He was born in Ajnala, Amritsar district, British India. He was the only son of his father, Din Muhammad. He moved to Lahore in 1940. He wrote his first historical novel, Shaheed Pujaran, in 1938. Qamar Ajnalvi was married to Begum Amtul Hafeez on 31 December 1944. They had 3 sons together.

Works

He also wrote several Pakistani Urdu movie scripts which include: Maan Baap, Laila Majnoo, Buzdil, Dillan wich Rab wasda, and Mein Ney Kia Jurm Kia. He also wrote dialogue for the movie Anarkali and several others. His famous historical novels include: Shaheed Pujaran, Maarka Panipat, Inqlab-e-Turki, Baghi Sardar, Parthal, Ghazala, Urkhan-ul-Ghazi, Sultan, Wali Ehad, Jang-e-Muqaddas, Pandarey, Muqaddas Moorti, Chah-e-Babul, Baghdad Ki Raat, Lala-Rukh, and Dharti Ka Safar.

He also wrote a novel on world politics, Jahan-e-loh-o-qalam.