(born 1 March 1939) is a Pakistani author, travel enthusiast, mountaineer, writer, novelist, columnist, TV host and former actor.

[2] His father, Rehmat Tarar, operated a small agricultural seed store by the name of "Kisan & Company" that later flourished to become a major business in that field.

[2] His first book was a travelogue of Europe published in 1971 by the title of Niklay Teri Talaash Main (1970), dedicated to his youngest brother, Mobashir Hussain Tarar.

[4] His books include: He is also the author of many famous drama series for Pakistan Television Corporation or PTV.

As a mountaineer and a travelogue writer himself, Tarar has long promoted the cause of tourism projects in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.