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Asghar Nadeem Syed

Pakistani drama serial writer

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Source revisionJul 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ18205253
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Asghar Nadeem Syed (اصغر ندیم سید) (born 14 January 1950) is a Pakistani playwright, TV drama serial writer and poet. He has written dramas for the Pakistani state channel, PTV, as well as the privately owned Shalimar Television Network.

Early life and career

Syed was born on 14 January 1950 in the city of Multan, Pakistan. He received his master's degree in Urdu language from the University of Punjab, Lahore and completed his PhD at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. He is married and has three children; a son and two daughters. His son Syed Adeel Hassan is a British national who works for FTSE 100 businesses in the UK. Syed gets inspiration from his son to depict life in foreign lands. Syed is a family man with strong bonds with his son and daughters. Syed wrote the popular TV play Chand Grehan, an Urdu TV drama serial that was one of the highest rated dramas produced by STN, along with "Nijaat" and "Hawain," classic dramas from PTV. One of Syed's works, "Ghulam Gardish" was directed by Nusrat Thakur.

At one time, Asghar Nadeem Syed was a media consultant at the Pakistan Television Corporation.

His dramas depict the social injustices in the society.

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