Background
Aziz was born to Abdul Aziz, a barrister and a historian in his own right.
Aziz was born to Abdul Aziz, a barrister and a historian in his own right.
Later he completed his studies at Victoria University in Manchester, United Kingdom.
However, he also wrote Urdu prose and was a staunch believer in the importance of the Persian language to enhance one"s knowledge about the world. He received his early education from the Bachelor of Medicine High School in Batala and then went to Forman Christian College and finally Government College Lahore for graduation. Aziz taught at various reputed institutions such as the universities of Cambridge, London, Heidelberg, Khartoum and the Punjab University in Pakistan.
He also delivered occasional lectures at universities in Pakistan: Karachi, Peshawar, Islamabad.
Bangladesh: Dacca; United Kingdom: Hull, New Castle upon Tyne and Oxford. Switzerland: Geneva and Bergen.
He worked as briefly as an advisor to Z. A. Bhutto and was the chairman of the National Commission on Historical and Cultural Research but he fell out with Bhutto and left that position.He later returned his "Sitara e Imtiaz" national awardin protest of this treatment by the Martial Law authorities after General Zia-ul-Haq took over power in an illegal coup and was forced to leave the country. He lived many years as an exile.
He died in Lahore at the age of 82.
