Dr. Najmul Hoda is a famous Urdu writer and scholar of India. His father Molvi Nurul Hoda Zabt Motiharvi was also a poet. His grand-father Khan Bahadur Muhammad Jan was a renowned Government lawyer of British India.

Dr.Najmul Hoda was born on 2 August, 1938 in Bihar, India. He is a Gold Medalist. He remained attached to University of Madras and University of Bihar as Head, Departments of Urdu, Arabic and Persian. He has written following valuable books published in India so far: 
1)Fan-e-Tanqeed aur Tanqeedi Mazaameen 
2)Masnawi kaa Fan aur Urdu MasnawiyaaN 
3)Kirdaar aur Kirdaar Nigaari 
4)Tasawwuf aur Kalaam-e-Qurbi 
5)Masaa'il-o-Mabaahis 
6)Aasmaan-e-Fan kaa Safeer 

Dr.Najmul Hoda has been blessed with "Sanad-e-Imtiaz-e-Mir" in 1985 by All India Mir Academy, Lucknow.