Mahmud Gami (1765–1855) was a nineteenth-century Kashmiri poet from Doru Shahabad, Anantnag Kashmir. Through his poetic compositions he is well known to introduce Persian forms of Masnavi and ghazal, to the Kashmiri language.[1][2] One website calls him the founding figure of Urdu ghazal in Kashmir.[3]

Mahmud Gami
Mausoleum of Mahmud Gami
Personal
Born	1765 Adwadar (now Mehmood Abad), Doru Shahabad, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
Died	1855
Resting place	Mehmood Abad Park (opposite Mehmood Gami Masjid), Mehmood Abad, Doru Shahabad, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Religion	Islam

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