Qasim Mahmood

Syed Qasim Mahmood
سید قاسم محمود
Portrait of Syed Qasim Mahmood
BornSyed Qasim ali shah
سید قاسم علی شاہ
(1928-11-17)17 November 1928
Kharkhoda, Punjab, British India
(now in Haryana, India)
Died31 March 2010(2010-03-31) (aged 81)
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationFiction, encyclopedia, editing writer and publishing
NationalityPakistani
Notable worksEncyclopedia 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.