| Birth Date: | 14 August 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan |
| Death Place: | Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan |
| Occupation: | Poet, linguist |
| Language: | Urdu |
| Native Name Lang: | لیاقت علی عاصم |
Liaquat Ali Asim (1951–2019) was a Pakistani Urdu language poet and linguist[1] who served in Urdu Dictionary Board from 1980 to 2011,[2] and retired as editor of the Board.[1]
Asim was born in Manora Island, Karachi on 14 August 1951. He was one of the youngest of his 8 brothers and 1 sister.[2] He belonged to the Konkani community. He was a Konkani Muslim.
He worked for the Urdu Dictionary Board for three decades. Total eight collections of his poetry have been published, which include Sabd-e-Gul (1977), Āngan Meiṉ Samandar (1988), Raqs-e-Wisāl (1996), Nasheeb-e-Shahar (2008), Dil Kharashī (2011), Bāġh To Sārā Jānā Hai (2013), Nesh-e-Ishq (2017) and Mere Kutbe Pe Uskā Naam Likho (2019).[3] Asim was suffering from cancer.[2]
He died on 29 June 2019 in Karachi due to gallbladder cancer.[2]