Shafi Mansoor was born on 12 May 1914. The early years of his life passed Ludhiana. He writes under the pen name, Mansoor. Before partition he was in regular jobs in Delhi and Shimla. He moved to Rawalpindi after partition and was given charge of the Translation Department of the Pakistan Army. Following his retirement, he joined the academic field and worked as a principal at Sir Syed School. Besides ghazals, he is a passionate lover of linguistics. Two collection of his works are Gham-Eraaigaan and Masla-e-Rasmul Khat.