Background
Aslam Azhar was born in Lahore,Pakistan as a son of a government servant during British Raj. He studied law at Cambridge University and later worked for the Burmah Oil Company. He was also interested in theater, and met his wife Nasreen January through a theater group.
He had a son, Arieb Azhar, who is a musician.
He died on 29 December 2015 at the age of 83.
His funeral was performed on 30 December 2015 at Islamabad,Pakistan.