Aftab Iqbal Shamim
Encyclopedia
Aftab Iqbal Shamim (born 16 February 1936 in Jhelum, Pakistan) is an Urdu
language poet
. Aftab Iqbal Shamim has taught English Literature at Gordon College Rawalpindi for many years. He has also taught at Beijing University for more than 14 years.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
language poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. Aftab Iqbal Shamim has taught English Literature at Gordon College Rawalpindi for many years. He has also taught at Beijing University for more than 14 years.