Born in Peshawar in 1954, Tanweer Ahmed studied English Literature at the University of Peshawar and became a public servant in 1979. He retired from public service in 2014. He is married with two sons and lives in Islamabad, Pakistan.
He has previously authored “The Cling Effect” — a story of underdevelopment in postmodern times, and “Fatal Divides”— a 2025 novel set in the backdrop of indifference to the climate change and how AI is further widening the gaps between the rich and the poor.
As the head of the international relations in the Department of the Auditor General of Pakistan, he has widely travelled abroad and participated in various international congregations on public accountability. His physical involvement with developing computer based systems developed in his department for the improvement of financial management in Pakistan is reflected in his works and gives a human touch to the developments of AI.