Mustansar Hussain Tarar (; ) S.I. (born 1 March 1939) is a Pakistani author, travel enthusiast, mountaineer, writer, novelist, columnist, TV host and former actor.
Early life
Mustansar Hussain Tarar was born in Jokalian,Mandi Bahauddin on 1 March 1939 into a Tarar Jat family.
Tarar was educated at Rang Mahal Mission High School and Muslim Model High School, both in Lahore, Pakistan. He pursued higher studies at Government College, Lahore and in London.
Career
He has written more than 75 books, including novels and travelogues, not mentioning his collection of short stories.
His first book was a travelogue of Europe published in 1971 by the title of Niklay Teri Talaash Main (1970), dedicated to his youngest brother, Mobashir Hussain Tarar.
- Australia Awargi <span dir="ltr" lang="ur">(آسٹریلیا آوارگی)</span> (Travelogue, 2015)
- Pride of Performance Award - Awarded in Literature in 1992