Qasim Mahmood
Syed Qasim Mahmood سید قاسم محمود  | |
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Portrait of Syed Qasim Mahmood  | |
| Born | Syed Qasim ali shah  سید قاسم علی شاہ 17 November 1928 Kharkhoda, Punjab, British India (now in Haryana, India)  | 
| Died | 31 March 2010 (aged 81) Lahore, Pakistan  | 
| Occupation | Fiction, encyclopedia, editing writer and publishing | 
| Nationality | Pakistani | 
| Notable works | Encyclopedia Science, Encyclopedia of Astronomy, Encyclopedia of Inventions, Shahkar Islami Encyclopedia, Ilm-e-Quran, Seerat-Un-Nabi Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Pakistanica, Shahkar Jiridi (magazine) books | 
Syed Qasim Mahmood (Urdu: سید قاسم محمود 17 November 1928 – 31 March 2010) was a Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator, and encyclopedist. From his publishing companies, he published 211 scientific and literary books, wrote many articles on literature, science, politics and sociology in national newspapers and magazines.