[3][4] Mahmood Shaam received his bachelor's degree in English literature, Persian and Philosophy from Government College Jhang in 1962.
[1] In 1964, he obtained a master's degree in philosophy from Government College Lahore.
[5] Shaam has visited several countries during his journalistic career including United Kingdom, Singapore, Burma, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Malaysia, Switzerland, Syria, Qatar, Egypt, Italy, United Arab Emirates, India and Canada.
[6] In his journalistic career, he has interviewed many national and international leaders like Yasir Arafat, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Tun Abdul Razak, Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf.
He has worked as; Assistant Editor Qandeel (magazine), Lahore, (1962–1964)[1] Magazine Editor Daily "Nawa-i-Waqt" Lahore, (1965–1967) Editor Weekly "Akhbar-e-Jahan" Karachi, (1967–1970) and (1972–1975)[5] Special Correspondent for Sindh for Daily "Musawat" Lahore, (Jul 1970 – Apr 1972) Editor/Publisher: Weekly "Mayar" Karachi, (Apr 1976 – 1978) & (1980–1994) In January 2018, Mahmood Shaam who, for a long time, had edited the Urdu language newspaper Daily Jang returned to work for the Jang Group of Newspapers.