Mahmood Shaam

• Name — Mahmood Shaam • Birth Name — Tariq Mehmood • Born — 5 February 1940 • Education — B.A, M.A in Philosophy • Occupation — Journalist, poet • Awards — Pride of Performance Award in 2010 by the President of Pakistan

Mahmood Shaam received his bachelor's degree in English literature, Persian and Philosophy from Government College Jhang in 1962. In 1964, he obtained a master's degree in philosophy from Government College Lahore. He was the editor of the college magazine Ravi. Shaam has visited several countries during his journalistic career including the United Kingdom, Singapore, Burma, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Malaysia, Switzerland, Syria, Qatar, Egypt, Italy, United Arab Emirates, India and Canada.

Mahmood Shaam has worked for almost 45 years as a journalist including 16 years with Jang Group of Newspapers. He has written 20 books including poetry books. In his journalistic career, he has interviewed many national and international leaders like Yasir Arafat, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Tun Abdul Razak, Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, G.M. Syed, Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Maulana Bhashani, Mufti Mahmood, Asghar Khan and Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi.

He has worked as; Assistant Editor Qandeel (magazine), Lahore, (1962–1964) Magazine Editor Daily "Nawa-i-Waqt" Lahore, (1965–1967) Editor Weekly "Akhbar-e-Jahan" Karachi, (1967–1970) and (1972–1975) Special Correspondent for Sindh for Daily "Musawat" Lahore, (Jul 1970 – Apr 1972) Editor/Publisher: Weekly "Mayar" Karachi, (Apr 1976 – 1978) & (1980–1994) In January 2018, Mahmood Shaam who, for a long time, had edited the Urdu language newspaper Daily Jang returned to work for the Jang Group of Newspapers. He had quit the Jang Group in 2012 to pursue other interests.