Hyderabad: Noted Urdu writer and ex-Additional Director General of Door Darshan, New Delhi, Mr. Manzoor ul Amin passed away Friday night at the age of 92. He was suffering from paralyses for the past few days and was admitted in Care Hospital, Banjara Hills, where he was undergoing treatment. Later he was shifted to his residence, located at Shareefa Apartment, Banjara Hills Road No 4, where he breathed his last on Friday night at 1:20 am.
Funeral prayer was offered during Friday prayers, at Masjid Barkat Vila, Banjara Hills, Road No 7. Burial took place at graveyard adjacent to Dabeerpura Bridge.
He was the founder of Mass Communication and Journalism Dept. of Kashmir University. His services for Urdu language and literature were remarkable. He has authored a number of books. His famous TV serials were Buniyad, Gul, Gulshan, Gulfam.
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