A graduate of Government College University, Lahore, Dr. Safdar Mehmood hailed from Dinga, a town in tehsil Kharian, district Gujrat. He has served on many administrative posts as member of Central Superior Services, Government of Pakistan and retired as Federal Secretary.
Dr. Safdar Mehmood was a historian and leading political Analyst of Pakistan and was a columnist and journalist, who wrote his Urdu columns with the title of 'Subah Bakhair' for Daily Jang. He has very vast readership of his columns. He has also written many books on history and politics.
His more than one dozen books had been favorably reviewed by Pakistani and foreign press and widely quoted by foreign and Pakistani authors and research scholars. Some of his books were also translated into German, Chinese, Bengali, Uzbek and Sindhi languages. His research articles were published in journals and magazines of international repute.
His books were translated in many foreign languages e.g. English, Chinese, German, Bengali and Uzbek. He also wrote many research papers in international journals. He also participated in many TV shows of Geo and other News Channels as Political Analyst.
Dr. Safdar Mahmood was the recipient of Pride of Performance for his outstanding contributions in the field of history along with a number of other prizes and awards.
Dr. Safdar Mahmood passed away on 12th September, 2021 in Lahore. His funeral prayers were offered after at Jamia Masjid Allah-o-Akbar Main Defense Road, Lahore.
