Mahmood Jamal 1947-2020. Photo courtesy author
On Dec 23, 2020, the poet, screenwriter and film producer Mahmood Jamal passed away at London’s Royal Free Hospital. He had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer, and had been admitted for investigations after intestinal bleeding was discovered. There he was diagnosed with Covid-19, placed in intensive care and, after a few days, died.
Mahmood was the second son of Maulana Jamal Mian of Farangi Mahal (d. 2012) and the grandson of Maulana Abdul Bari (d. 1926), a leader of the Khilafat Movement. His mother was Asar, daughter of Shah Hayat Ahmed, the Sajjada Nasheen of Rudauli Sharif in Bara Banki, Awadh.