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Jamil Ahmad (writer)
Jamil Ahmad (1931–2014) was a Pakistani novelist and story writer, who wrote in English language. He is known for his anthology, ''The Wandering Falcon'' which was short listed for Man Asian 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Five )〕
He died on 12 July 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=profile )〕
==Biography==
Jamil Ahmad was born in Punjab, in the erstwhile undivided 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, Chaghi, Khyber and Malakand. His experiences in these tribal valley assisted him in his work which was mainly focussed on the lives of the tribal villagers. He also served as the a minister at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Goodreads )〕
He married Helga whom he met during his London years, who was critical of his early attempts at poetry but diligently tried to promote his work,〔 ''The Wandering Falcon'', which was nominated for Man Asian Prize in 2011.〔 The couple had two sons and a daughter at the time of his death.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=profile 2 )〕
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