Muhammad Younis Butt

Dr Muhammad Younis Butt
Born Muhammad Younis Butt
4 January 1962
Gurjanwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation Humorist, Writer, Columnist, Senior Executive producer, Vice President
Nationality Pakistan
Education MBBS
Alma mater King Edward Medical College
Genre Humor
Subject Urdu
Notable works Family Front
Hum Sab Umeed Sai Hain
Children Muhammad Asbaq Younis, Muhammad Akbar Younis

'Muhammad Younis Butt is a Pakistani screenwriter and humorist notable for his shows. He is also a column writer and executive producer. His current popular show is Hum Sab Umeed Sai Hain. Most of his dramas were derived from writings. He is the author of more than thirty books.

Early Life

Dr Muhammad Younis Butt was born in Gujranwala, a famous city of Punjab Province renowned for its healthy food and enriched culture, on the 4th of January 1962. Majority of the people belonging to Gujranwala are indulged in the sports of Desi Wrestling (“Kushti“) as their cultural/folk activity due to their exaggerated dairy & meat Diet. Dr Muhammad Younis Butt later reveled in his book “Not A Listening Matter” “…when I was in my early hood doctors advised me in relation to my physical slim appearance that I should not participate in wrestling infact he suggested that slim persons like me can even-it-out by just watching the game twice a day!” In 1962 Jacqueline Kennedy The First Lady of US Visited Pakistan and proved it well that even the most feared man ruling the United Stated of America is afraid of someone; This piece of advice was far more useful to married Pakistani men than the news of honoring Maxwell Prize to Professor Abdus Salam, the same year. It was the same year when Pakistan launched Film Actress Zeba Ali & its first Space Satellite “Rahber-e-Awwal” one after another, fortunately Zeba Ali served the Nation by offering better communication services than “Rahber-e-Awwal”. In such times of rapid and dramatic evolution on social, economical and political grounds which lasted for almost three decades, the nations was looking for a creative and visionary person to motivate them to digest the bitter truth and to release their frustration using the weapon of humor. Someone to spread the splendid melding of awareness, humor and entertainment through one window. In 1962 the foundation of such person was laid with the birth of Dr Muhammad Younis Butt.


Versatility In Career

Dr. Muhammad Younis Butt knew that his urge to understand human nature will one day abridge his journey to give art lovers what they deem to get. Psychology would have been a one stop solution to all this until he realized that in order to understand human nature you first need to understand human. This thought laid the foundation of his versatile professional evolution. He initiated with the Studies of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) from King Edward Medical College and after completion of the degree he served the nation as a Doctor for several years. This helped him a lot to understand human nature and was a step closer to his ultimate goal. During his Student life he has been involved in many dramatic/theater based activities and initiated working on his comedy books.


Professional career

His first most popular drama written was Family Front. This play won the Nigar Award in 2000. It was the only humor of the time when there was only PTV available in Pakistan. His later work was Hum Sab Umeed Sai Hain. Hum Sab Umeed Sai Hain is one of the most popular shows in Pakistan. In March 2012 Younis Butt left Geo and joined Dunya TV. It has its own Bas Kar Award. Ladies Park a comedy show of Geo TV was written by him.

Writings

His books include:

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Hum Sab Umeed Say Hain Official Website". Geo TV. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Family Front Online". Vidpk. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Butt's Books Collection". Dukhander.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Younis Butt's Interview". ATV. Retrieved 10 October 2011.