Anwar Masood (Urdu: انورمسعود), (born November 8, 1935) is a Pakistani poet known for his comic poetry, however, his works include other genres as well. He writes in punjabi, urdu and language.
Personal
life
Masood was born in Gujrat, but his family moved to Lahore in 1941. He got his basic
education there. Later his family moved back to Gujrat again and he studied in
Public School Gujrat. He completed his secondary education there. He received Bachelor
of Arts degree from Zamindara College Gujrat. He obtained his master degree
in Persian from Oriental College Lahore in 1961 and got a gold medal. He began
teaching in Government Islamia High School in Kunjah. He has been teaching as a lecturer in different colleges in
Punjab from 1962 to 1996 and he was
also visiting faculty of Government College University and renowned department
of humanities in Pakistan. He retired in 1996.