Naiyer Masud (1936 – 24 July 2017)[1] was an Indian Urdu scholar and short story writer.

Masud is the author of many scholarly books and translations (notably of Kafka), but is best known for his short stories, collected in the volumes Ganjifa, Simiya, Itr-e-kaafoor, and Taoos Chaman Ki Myna.

For the last, he was awarded the 2001 Urdu prize of the Sahitya Akademi and the Saraswati Samman in 2007.

He received the honor of being the subject of the entire 1997 issue of the Annual of Urdu Studies.

Memon in the volumes The Snake Catcher and Essence of Camphor.