| Khadija Mastoor | |
| Birth Date: | 1927 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Bareilly, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Nationality: | British Indian (until 1947) Pakistani (after 1947) |
| Spouse: | Zaheer-ud-Deen Babar Awan |
| Children: | Kiran Fayyaz Pervez Alam Awan |
| Occupation: | Writer and novelist |
Khadija Mastoor (ur|{{Nastaliq|خدیجہ مستور; 11 December 192725 July 1982) was a Pakistani Urdu-language short story writer and novelist.[1] Her novel Aangan is widely considered a literary masterpiece in Urdu literature, which has also been adapted as a television drama series.[2] Her younger sister Hajra Masroor was also a short story writer; while poet, playwright and newspaper columnist Khalid Ahmad was her younger brother.[3] [4]
Khadija Mastoor was born on 11 December 1927 in Bareilly, British India. She migrated to Lahore with her family after the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and settled there.[1]
Mastoor started writing short stories in 1942 and continued writing till her death. Five books of her short stories and two novels have been published.[5] Her stories were based on social and moral values as well as political. Her writing was based on experience and observation.[6]
She was married to journalist Zaheer-ud-Deen Babar Awan. They had two children, Kiran Fayyaz and Pervez Alam Awan.[1]
Khadija Mastoor died on 25 July 1982 in London, England and was buried in Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
In 2005, an event was arranged at the Karachi Arts Council where the chief guest was her sister Hajra Masroor, a noted writer herself. This event was presided over by another noted scholar Sahar Ansari. Ansari said that both sisters as writers established their own styles and traditions. He also said that Khadija Mastoor simply looked around and wrote down her experiences.[6]
Mastoor's work has been adapted for the television including her bestseller Aangan.
| Title | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho | 1996 | Based on a short story | |
| Aangan | 2014 | Based on Aangan[11] | |
| Aangan | 2018-19 | Based on Aangan |