Amjad Islam Amjad, Sitara-e-Imtiaz ( امجد اسلام امجد, August 1944 – 10 February 2023) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, screenwriter, playwright and lyricist. He was born in Lahore, Punjab. He received his earlier education in Lahore, graduation from Islamia College Lahore and masters in Urdu Literature from Punjab University. Started his career as a lecturer in M.A.O College, Lahore. He worked as a director at Pakistan Television Corporation from 1975 to 1979, before returning to teaching. Amjad Islam has written many columns, translation, criticism, essays and playwright for Pakistan Television, however his priority remained Nazms.