Liaquat Ali Asim (1951âÂÂ2019) was a Pakistani Urdu language poet and linguist who served in Urdu Dictionary Board from 1980 to 2011, and retired as editor of the Board.
Asim was born on Manora Island, Karachi on 14 August 1951. He was one of the youngest of his 8 brothers and 1 sister. He belonged to the Konkani community. He was a Konkani Muslim.
He worked for the Urdu Dictionary Board for three decades. Eight collections of his poetry have been published, which include Sabd-e-Gul (1977), ÃÂngan Meiá¹ Samandar (1988), Raqs-e-WisÃÂl (1996), Nasheeb-e-Shahar (2008), Dil Kharashë (2011), BÃÂáh To SÃÂràJÃÂnÃÂy Hai (2013), Nesh-e-Ishq (2017) and Mere Katbe Pe UskàNaam Likho (2019). Asim died on 29 June 2019 in Karachi due to gallbladder cancer.