| Kamal-e-Fun Award | |
| Awarded For: | Lifetime literary services |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Website: | pal.gov.pk |
Kamal-e-Fun Award (Urdu:) is a lifetime achievement literary award presented annually by Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). The award was set up in 1997 and is given to Pakistani scholars for their entire literary career. The winner receives Rs. 10,00,000.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Pakistan Academy of Letters is a national institution with a primary focus on Pakistani literature. Inspired by the Académie Française, the academy was founded in July 1976 by a group of well-known Pakistani authors, poets, essayists, playwrights, and translators.
| Year | Awardee | Genre(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi | Poetry and fiction | [5] |
| 1998 | Intezar Hussain | Novel | [6] |
| 1999 | Mushtaq Ahmed Yousfi | Humor | [7] |
| 2000 | Ahmed Faraz | Poetry | [8] |
| 2001 | Shaukat Siddiqui | Novel and drama | [9] |
| 2002 | Munir Niazi | Poetry | [10] |
| 2003 | Ada Jafri | Poetry | [11] |
| 2004 | Sobho Gianchandani | Revolutionary writing | [12] |
| 2005 | Nabi Bakhsh Baloch | Research, Linguistics | [13] |
| 2006 | Jamiluddin Aali | Research, poetry and travel writing | [14] |
| 2007 | Ajmal Khattak | Poetry | [15] |
| 2008 | Abdullah Jan Jamaldini | Authorship | [16] |
| 2009 | Lutfullah Khan | Authorship, travel writing | [17] |
| 2010 | Bano Qudsia | Novel and fiction | [18] |
| 2011 | Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo | Research writing | [19] |
| 2012 | Abdullah Hussain | Novel | [20] |
| 2013 | Afzal Ahsan Randhawa | Novel | [21] |
| 2014 | Fahmida Riaz | Novel, Poetry | [22] |
| 2015 | Kishwar Naheed | Poetry | [23] |
| 2016 | Amar Jaleel | Fiction and column writing | [24] |
| 2017 | Jamil Jalibi | Linguistics, Literary criticism | [25] |
| 2018 | Muneer Ahmed Badini | Novel | [26] |
| 2019 | Asad Muhammad Khan | Novel, poetry | [27] |
| 2020 | Mustansar Hussain Tarar / Ashu Lal Faqeer | Novel, poetry, travel writing | [28] |