Ahmad faraz death date
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Syed Ahmad Shah (1931-2008), who acquired the pen name of Faraz, came to be known as Ahmad Faraz as a poet. He was born at Nav Shahra although his ancestral place was Kohat. He studied at Islamia College, Kohat; Edwards College, Peshawar; and Peshawar University from where he got his degrees of M. A. in Urdu and M. A. in Persian. He began his career as a producer in Radio Pakistan. Later, he worked as a lecturer at Islamia College in Peshawar. Faraz disapproved of the military dictatorship in Pakistan and expressed himself unreservedly for which he was arrested. On his release, he preferred to live in a self-imposed exile in Europe and Canada for six years. Back home, he took up senior positions of administrative nature as Resident Director of Pakistan National Centre, and subsequently the Director of Akademy Adabiyat Pakistan, Lok Wirsa and Chairperson of National Book Foundation. A widely respected poet, Faraz received several awards. Some of these include Adamji Award, Abaseen Award, Kamal-e-Fun Award, and Hilal-e-Imtiyaz award, which he returned registering his displeasure wit
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The Curated Links at 3QD *
by Atiya Batool Khan
I had the honor of meeting Ahmad Faraz 26 years ago in Washington. A local Urdu literary society, the Aligarh Alumni Association, had invited him to recite at a gathering they had organized in his honor—a Mushaira, or poetry reading. This was after he had left Pakistan under pressure from military strongman Zia-ul-Haq's government. My husband and I were asked by the Aligarh Alumni Association to host him for a week, but in that short time we became fast friends, so his stay turned first into a month and then it ended up being almost a year. This was the beginning of a lifelong relationship and he gradually became like a member of our family. We would visit with him at least once a year in Pakistan, and he visited us just as often. Though he became one of our closest friends, we always addressed him by the honorific name “Faraz Sahib” (Mr. Faraz) out of respect, and that is how I shall refer to him here.
As far as Urdu poetry goes, none of his contemporaries could touch Faraz Sahib, or even come close. The superio
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Ahmad Faraz
Pakistani poet (1931-2008)
HPHISI Ahmad Faraz | |
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Ahmad Faraz, in Toronto 2005 | |
| Native name | احمد فراز |
| Born | Syed Ahmad Shah Ali (1931-01-12)12 January 1931 Kohat, NWFP, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Died | 25 August 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 77) Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Faraz Urdu: فراز |
| Occupation | Urdu Poet, Lecturer |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Education | Urdu literature M.A Persian literature M.A |
| Alma mater | Edwardes College, University of Peshawar |
| Period | 1950–2008 |
| Genre | Urdu Ghazal |
| Subject | Romance, Politics, Resistance |
| Literary movement | Democratic Movement |
| Notable awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award Hilal-e-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) Award Nigar Awards |
| Children | Saadi, Shibli Faraz and Sarmad Faraz |
Syed Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ), better known by his pen nameAhmed Faraz, (Urdu: احمد فراز 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008)[1][2][3] was a
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