For over 50 years, 30 of them in Jeddah, Aslam has been promoting humanitarian, literary, cultural, social and educational activities among the expatriate community in general and Andhra Pradesh community in particular.

He is popular among the Urdu-speaking communities in the city. Displaying a special verve for humor, Aslam is much sought after by the community to participate in cultural events. He invariably regales all with his light punches and asides on social and educational ills.

An anchor of exceptional abilities in Urdu language, Aslam was one of the four conveners of 400th Anniversary of Hyderabad Deccan celebrations in Jeddah in 1989.

He is also the founder of Zinda Dilan-e-Jeddah, Bazm-e-Urdu Jeddah, NRI Investors Association, Indian Readers Forum and a member of the India Forum in Jeddah. He organized the first Indo-Pak Mazahiya Mushaira (humorous and light poetry of subcontinent), and has conducted a two-day convention of poetry, most of it humorous.

He has been in the forefront, along with several Indian organizations and welfare societies, in collecting relief funds, clothes and medicines to help the victims of floods, earthquakes and communal riots in India.

Aslam was born in Hyderabad, India, in 1930 and started his career as a journalist in Urdu newspaper Nizam Gazette. He was also associated with the Siasat Daily, Rahnuma-e-Deccan and Daily Milap from Hyderabad. During those days he had the opportunity to meet many great leaders and poets, including Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Josh Malihabadi, Jigar Moradabadi and Firaq Gorakhpuri.

Sultan Mazharuddin anchored the function.

Syed Ahmed Ziauddin, senior vice president Saudi Hollandi Bank, Riyadh, was the chief guest; Shakeel Ahmed, consul of education and culture at the Consulate General of India, presided over the event.