Author, novelist, poet. Dr. Gunawan Mahmood was born in the Parit Raja Batu Pahat, Johor on January 29, 1959 and grew up in Felda Ulu Tebrau, Ulu Tiram, Johor. Died at the office in the building Dato 'Jaafar Muhammad, Kota Iskandar, Nusajaya, Johor while serving as political secretary to the Mentri Besar of Johor. Dr. Gunawan Mahmood dilahirkan di Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor pada 29 Januari 1959 dan dibesarkan di Felda Ulu Tebrau,Ulu Tiram, Johor. Meninggal dunia di pejabatnya di bangunan Dato' Jaafar Muhammad, Kota Iskandar, Nusajaya, Johor ketika bertugas sebagai setiausaha politik kepada Menteri Besar.