Umera Ahmed (Urdu: عمیرہ احمد‎) (b.December 10, 1976) is a best selling Pakistani author of over a dozen Urdu popular fiction novels. She has won numerous best writer awards from some of the most prestigious media houses and organizations in Pakistan. Her most celebrated work is Pir-e-Kamil (The Perfect Mentor), which she dedicated to Muhammad. She is most known for her unorthodox approach towards some very sensitive issues in Pakistani society that deal with both the religion and culture of the country.

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Umera Ahmed is one of the most widely read and popular Urdu fiction novelist and screenplay writer of this era. She was born on December 10, 1976. She belongs to the renowned city of Sialkot, Pakistan. Umera Ahmed completed her masters in English literature from Murray College, Sialkot. Later she became an English language lecturer for the students of O and A levels at Army Public College, Sialkot. However she left the job a few years back in order to devote her full attention to writing.

She began her writing career in 1998 at a quite young age. Her initial stories were published in monthly Urdu digests and later came out in the form of books. She has written about 16 books: complete novels and compilations of short stories. However it was her novel "Pir-e-Kamil" which became her identity.

Umera Ahmed earned a big name in showbiz industry as well in a very short span of time. Many of her novels like Man-o-Salwa, Lahasil, Amar Bail, Husna Aur Husn Ara, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Darbar-e-Dil, Thora Sa Asmaan, Mein Ney Khwabon Ka Shajar Dekha Hai, Daam and Sauda have been adapted by television and aired by different TV channels. Whereas her other TV plays like Uraan, Qaid-e-Tanhai, The Ghost are based on her scripts. Her plays have been as much of a success as her novels, as they are watched by the families together.

Her works depicts her pragmatic and mature approach. Her stories revolve around many social, domestic and spiritual issues; involving colours of true love, friendship, suspense and tragedy. What differentiates her from others is her dynamism, resourcefulness and ambition of bringing to light certain controversial issues. Her admirers include people from all categories: students, housewives and professionals, who find themselves reflected by some character or other.