List of Pakistani poets
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This is a list of noted Pakistan
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Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan
Languages of Pakistan
Languages of Pakistan include two official languages: Urdu, which is also Pakistan's national language and lingua franca, and English. Additionally, Pakistan has four major provincial languages: Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Farsi and Balochi, as well as three major regional languages: Saraiki, Hindko...
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- Abbas Rizvi
- Abdul Latif Bhitai
- Abid Ali AbidAbid Ali AbidSyed Abid Ali Abid , M.A., L.L.B. , Urdu and Persian, poet, former principal Dyal Singh College, Lahore, Pakistan was born on 17 September 1906 at Dera Ismail Khan, British India and died in Lahore, Pakistan on 20 January 1971....
- Aftab Iqbal ShamimAftab Iqbal ShamimAftab Iqbal Shamim 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.-References:...
- Ahfaz ur Rahman
- Ahmad Faraz
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
- Ajmal KhattakAjmal KhattakAjmal Khattak was a Pakistani politician, writer, Pashtun poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party and close friend of the late Khan Wali Khan....
- Alamgir HashmiAlamgir HashmiAlamgir Hashmi is a major English poet of Pakistani origin in the latter half of the 20th century. Considered avant-garde, both his early and later works were published to universal critical acclaim and widespread influence...
- Ali ArmanAli ArmanAli Arman is an Urdu poet hailing from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He started poetry at the age of 14, and joined major literary forums of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in 1990, where he attracted the attention of prominent poets, writers and critics with his unique style...
- Ali MoeenAli MoeenAli Moeen is a Pakistani dramatist and lyricist. He has written more than a dozen drama serials with dictionary seeking titles and also is known as the Gulzar of Pakistan music industry as lyricist, having written more than a hundred songs for various Pakistani artists.- Biography :Born November...
- Ali Baba TajAli Baba TajAli Baba Taj is an Urdu, Persian and Hazaragi poet, based in Quetta, Pakistan. He is known for his use of nazm style in Urdu poetry. He received his Master's Degree in Persian language and literature from the University of Balochistan, Quetta in 2003...
- Allama Iqbal
- Al-e-Ahmad, SyedSyed Al-e-AhmadSyed Al-e-Ahmad was a well known Pakistani urdu poet, primarily of the Ghazal form, but also of Nazm. He used unique diction for his remarkable expressions regarding life and society.-Life:...
- Amjad Islam AmjadAmjad Islam AmjadAmjad Islam Amjad, PP, SI is a famous Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist from Pakistan.-Life and career:...
- Anis NagiAnis NagiDr. Anis Nagi is a Pakistani poet, novelist and critic. He has retired from government service and is now living in Lahore. He died due to cardiac arrest on 7 October 2010.-Early life and education:...
- Anwar MasoodAnwar MasoodAnwar Masood born on November 8, 1935 in Gujrat, Pakistan, is a Pakistani poet well known for his comic poetry, however, his works include other genres as well. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu and Persian language.-Biography:...
- Ashfaq HussainAshfaq HussainAshfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, is a leading modern Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism...
- Aslam FarrukhiAslam FarrukhiDr. Aslam Farrukhi, PP, is a noted Urdu author, critic, poet, linguist, scholar and broadcaster of Pakistan. He is also known for children's writings. He remained associated as Professor and Chairman with Department of Urdu, University of Karachi for many years.- Life :Aslam Farrukhi was born on...
- Akhtar Raza SaleemiAkhtar Raza SaleemiAkhtar Raza Saleemi is a Pakistani poet.He considered one of the best and popular modern Urdu poets of the new generation having a different and sound style of writing...
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- Habib JalibHabib JalibHabib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet. A left-wing activist and politician, he was a staunch democrat who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression.-Early life:...
- Hafeez Jullundhri
- Hafiz Mazhar ud dinHafiz Mazhar ud dinHafiz Mazhar Ud Din Ramdasi was an Islamic scholar, columnist, poet and especially a Naatia Poet. He was famous by title of Hassan Ul Asar.The famous Kashmir Anthem 'Mary watan teri jannat main aain gay ik din'میرے وطن تیری جنت میں آئیں گے اک دن was written by him.He was born in Ramdas, Amritsar in...
- Haji Laq laqHaji Laq LaqHaji Laq Laq , born Ata Muhammad, was a humorist, Urdu poet and journalist of the Indian subcontinent. He was commonly known Haji Laq Laq, and used also Laq Laq as a Takhalus .-Biography:...
- Hakim NasirHakim NasirMuhammad Nasir commonly known as Hakim Nasir was a renowned Urdu poet from Pakistan.Hakim Nasir is famous for his eternal ghazal Jab sey tu nay mujhey deewana bana rakha hai, sung by Abida Parveen...
- Harris KhaliqueHarris KhaliqueHarris Khalique is a Pakistani columnist and intellectual who has a keen interest in social democratic politics. He is based in Islamabad.-Background and Early Life:...
- Haider QureshiHaider QureshiHaider Qureshi , born Qureshi Ghulam Haider Arshad on January 13, 1952 in Chenab Nagar, Punjab, is a well-known Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and journalist. His poetry is a rich colours of traditional Urdu and the local lingo. He is also researcher of "mahiya" on correct meter poetry methods...
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- Khalique Ibrahim KhaliqueKhalique Ibrahim KhaliqueKhalique Ibrahim Khalique was a Pakistani documentary filmmaker and writer.- Life and Works :...
- Khwaja Ghulam Farid
- Khawar RizviKhawar RizviKhawar Rizvi was a prominent poet of Urdu and Persian. He was respected as an enlightened intellectual and scholar as well. Mainly his fame is due to his poetry. His real name was Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi. He adopted” Khawar” as his pen-name for writing poetry and essays. Khawar means in Persian...
- Khurshid RizviKhurshid RizviProfessor Dr. Khurshid Rizvi is a Pakistani scholar, poet, linguist and historian of Arabic languages and literature.Dr. Rizvi was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan in 2008. He is an Adjunct Faculty...
- Kishwar NaheedKishwar NaheedKishwar Naheed , Sitara-e-Imtiaz is an Urdu poet from Pakistan known for her pioneering feminist poetry.-Life and Family:...
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- Mohsin NaqviMohsin NaqviSyed Mohsin Naqvi was a great Urdu language poet of Pakistan. He is believed to have been murdered on 15 January 1996. He was born in a village Sadat near Dera Ghazi Khan. He did his Graduation from Govt. College Bosan Road Multan. The secret of his life is that his actual Name was Ghulam Abbas. He...
- Majeed AmjadMajeed AmjadMajeed Amjad was one of the greatest of modern Urdu poets of the Indian subcontinent. In the popular culture he is not as well known or widely read as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Noon Meem Rashid, Nasir Kazmi or Meeraji but amongst the cognoscenti and many critics he is widely regarded as a philosophical...
- Muhammad IqbalMuhammad IqbalSir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
- Munir NiaziMunir NiaziMunir Ahmad, better known as Munir Niazi, SI was an Urdu poet from Pakistan who also produced poetry in the Panjabi language.Niazi was born in Khanpur on 19 April 1928, a village near Hoshiarpur, India. He was from the Niazi tribe...
- Mustafa ZaidiMustafa ZaidiMustafa Zaidi is remembered as one of the few great progressive Urdu poets of the twentieth century. His vast work and literary accomplishments remain popular and relevant today. He was born on 16 October 1930 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh , India to Syed Lakhte Hasnain and Binte Haider...
- Muzaffar WarsiMuzaffar WarsiMuzaffar Warsi was a prominent Urdu poet, critic, essayist, a lyricist par excellence, and scholar of Pakistan. He was one whose work never fails to surprise. A humble man with humble beginnings who is unafraid of experimenting...
- Moeen FaruqiMoeen FaruqiMoeen Faruqi Urdu: معین فاروقی is an artist and poet born in Karachi in Pakistan. He graduated in Physics from the California State University, and has an MEd from the University of Wales. He has had numerous solo and group shows of paintings all over Pakistan and internationally, and has...
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- Nasim AmrohiNasim AmrohiNasim Amrohvi or Naseem Amrohvi Urdu:نسیم امروہوی, was a renowned Urdu poet, philosopher, and Lexicographer.Nasim Amrohi's real name was Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi. He was born on August 24, 1908 in Amroha, India. He belonged to the Taqvi Syed family...
- Nasir KazmiNasir KazmiSyed Nasir Raza Kazmi, was a renowned Urdu poet of Pakistan. He was one of the greatest poets of this era, especially in the use of "ista'aaray" and "chhotee beher". Kazmi was born on December 8, 1925 at Ambala in British India.-Education and Career:Kazmi was educated at Ambala, Simla and Lahore...
- Nazim PanipatiNazim PanipatiNazim Panipati, was a famous lyricist, film writer and copywriter of Indian and Pakistani film Industry in 40s and 50s. Nazim Panipati was born in 1920 in Lahore. He is brother of well-known filmmaker Mohammad Walli ....
- Noon Meem RashidNoon Meem RashidNazar Mohammed Rashed commonly known as Noon Meem Rashed or N.M. Rashed, was born as Raja Nazar Muhmmad Janjua...
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- Samina RajaSamina RajaSamina Raja is a renowned Pakistani poetess, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She writes in Urdu. She lives in Islamabad, Pakistan and works in the National Language Authority as a Subject Specialist.-Biography :...
- Sahar AnsariSahar AnsariProfessor Sahar Ansari, TI is an Urdu poet, critic, and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan. He remained associated with the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman of Urdu department.Prof...
- Shabnam RomaniShabnam RomaniMirza Azeem Baig Chughtai , known in literary circles by his pen name Shabnam Romani , was a renowned Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan. Shabnam Romani wrote a number of books including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat. Romani was born in Shahjahanpur, India, but moved to Pakistan and lived...
- Shaikh AyazShaikh AyazShaikh Ayaz was one of the great Sindhi poets of Pakistan. He was born in Shikarpur Sindh. By profession he was a lawyer but he also served as the vice chancellor of Sindh University. His poetry brought new trends into Sindhi literature....
- Shakeb JalaliShakeb JalaliShakeb Jalali was a Pakistani Urdu poet of a unique diction.Shakeb Jalali's real name was Syed Hassan Rizvi. His ancestors were from a small town, Saddat Jalali, near Aligarh, India. In accordance with the well known Poet, Writer and authentic Critic Mr...
- Shahid ZamanShahid ZamanShahid Zaman is a Pakistani professional squash player.In 2004, he won his first title at the Pakistan circuit 2004 - Event I. In 2005, he won the Virginia Professional Squash championship 2005, then he went on to win the COAS international 2005 and the Pakistan circuit 2005 - Event II.-External...
- Sufi Ghulam Mustafa TabassumSufi Ghulam Mustafa TabassumSufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum was a noted 20th century poet in three languages: Urdu, Punjabi, and Persian. Tabassum was the pen name by which he was universally known....