Umera Ahmed

Umera Ahmed (Punjabi, ) is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter.

She is best known for her novels and plays Shehr-e-Zaat, Pir-e-Kamil, Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Alif, Durr-e-Shehwar, Daam, Man-o-Salwa, Qaid-e-Tanhai, Digest Writer, Maat, Kankar, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Doraha and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.

Umera Ahmed is one of the most widely-read and popular Urdu fiction novelists and screenplay writers of this era.

Umera Ahmed was born on December 10, 1976, in Sialkot, Pakistan.

She completed her master’s

degree in English Literature from Murray College, Sialkot, the same college that produced one of the

most celebrated and gifted scholars and poets (in British held India) of 20th century, Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

She enjoys a closely guarded private life and seldom gives interviews.

Her only appearance onscreen

Umera started her writing career in 1998 when she started publishing stories in the monthly Urdu magazines.

Her first story written for the digest magazine was Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

The story captured the interest of readers and Umera was soon asked to write a full-length novel.

She was 21 when she wrote the story.

Pir-e-Kamil (2004), Shehr-e-Zaat (2012) and Alif (2019), are some of her novels that focus on spirituality.

Her novel Alif, was dramatized into a popular series that starred Hamza Ali Abbassi, Sajal Aly and Kubra Khan.

Shehr-e-zaat was also a popular drama starring Mahira Khan.

Ahmed has written more than 35 books in her career.

Over 22 of her books have been converted into drama series.

was on the stage of Indus Vision awards to collect her first Best Writer Award in 2005.

Despite being

active on social media, and involved in showbiz, she leads a private life.

Umera completed her Master's in English literature from Murray College, Sialkot.

Umera has remained an English teacher at Army Public School, Sialkot, where she taught middle school and High school students.

However, Umera wanted to pursue her writing career fulltime, so she quit her job as a teacher and started writing for Urdu magazines.

Ahmed started writing at an early age.

Her stories were often published in monthly Urdu Digest magazines.

Soon she started publishing books as well.

Umera has written more than 30 books in her career, some novels, and other compilations of short stories.

Her most famous work, and the one that heightened her career was Peer-e-Kamil and Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan.

Amarbail is also one of the most famous novel of Umera Ahmed.

In 2012, the novel was serialized into a popular drama with the same name.

The drama starred Sanam Saeed and Fawad Khan as the lead actors.

In an interview Umera said that the character of the lead female, Kashaf in the novel is based on her own character.

Umera's stories often revolve around men-women relationships, societal issues and pressures.

Her stories depict women as the central theme.

Ahmed is also the writer of many other novels that have been serialized into dramas.

Her other popular works are Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan for which Ahmed has won the ‘Best Writer’ Award at the tenth Lux Style Awards.

The novel was also converted into a drama with the same name.

The drama gained much popularity and in 2014, it was also aired in India under the name, Kesi Yeh Qayamat.

Ahmed has also written novels on religion and spirituality.