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Mahmood Awan (Born 24 Feb 1977 in Padhrar, Pakistan) .Mahmood Awan is a leading Punjabi Poet and Journalist Irish Pakistani who has written three books of Punjabi Poetry and writes for leading English Newspapers of Pakistan ' The News' and 'Dawn'.

Early life
Mahmood Awan is an Punjabi Poet,essayist and Journalist.He did his Fsc. in Pre Engeneering From University of Sargodha in 1994 and won Silver Medal in Sargohdha Division Exams .He completed his degree from University of Engeneering and Technology Lahore (UET) in 2000.

Career
After working with different multi-national companies in Pakistan and Abroad.He is currently settled in dublin(ireland).He is an award wining author of three books of punjabi poetry

He writes literary columns on The news and Dawn news leading english dailies of pakistan.His punjabi poetry is published on both sides of punjabi bordar.He was awarded Masud Khaddarposh award and Gure Nank award for his poetry. .

He worked with BBC Radio for WW1 AND Soliders of the empire.He has appeared on many Radios and Television shows. During this he write his famous book;

His columns are frequently quote in Indian newspaper in Turbine,Hindustan Times,and Times of India.He started popular literary page Kitab Trinjan Heer Ranjha.

Mahmood`s poems and Sobhati`s novella got extraordinary reviews as the writers that he admires.

In PUNJAB NOTES on Dawn news : Mahmood’s poems and Sobhati’s novella. Mahmood’s poems come across as a highly creative endeavor to discover the imaginative buried beneath the mundanity of the real and the real that lies hidden in apparent opaqueness of the imaginative Timeless Lahore The novel Madho Lal Hussain: Lahore di Vel represents the best of what contemporary Punjabi literature has to offer

Awards

 * For Sejal Book Launch Review:
 * The Golden Legend at Lannan Literary Awards 2016
 * Masud Khaddarposh Award: (2013)