Alam was born in Sargodha district in 1956 and died on 7 december 2020 in lahore. His early education took place in Sargodha. Thereafter he studied under the late calligraphy master Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf Sadidi. The title of Gohar Galam was bestowed on him by calligraphy masters late Nafees raqam, and Ghulam Nizzamuddin
