Born: May 5, 1947 Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
Died: January 15, 1996, Lahore, Pakistan

Naqvi was born on five could 1947 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. His father Syed Chirag Hussain, was a saddlemaker and later worked as a food marketer. His folks had named him 'Ghulam Abbas' that he later modified to Ghulam Abbas Mohsin Naqvi. Naqvi had six siblings. Naqvi graduated from Government school Multan and attained his masters degree from the University of the geographical region, Lahore.