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Urdu-language writers
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The list Urdu-language writers includes
Yasir Pirzada, Rehan Azmi, Zahida Hina, Munshi Premchand and Salim Khan.
The list consists of 253 members
and 21 sublists.
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Abul Kalam Azad
Indian politician
Overview: Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad pronunciation (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian scholar, Islamic theologian, independence activist ...Date of birth: 11 November 1888Date of death: 22 December 1958Age: 70 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male
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Yasir Pirzada
Pakistani writer
Overview: Muhammad Yasir Pirzada (Urdu: یاسر پیرزادہ ) (born 24 February 1974), is a Pakistani writer and columnist based in Lahore. He is the son of famous Urdu writer Ata ul Haq Qasmi. His weekly column "Zara ... 0
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Rehan Azmi
Pakistani writerOverview: Rehan Azmi, (born 1958 in Karachi) is a noted writer of Nohas, a poet and Song writer of Pakistan. His contributions and sincerity got him into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 for being the ... 0
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Zahida Hina
Pakistani journlaistOverview: Zahida Hina (Urdu: زاہدہ حنا) is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan. 0
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Shaikh Ayaz
Poet
Overview: Shaikh Ayaz (Urdu: شیخ ایاز) born Mubarak Ali Shaikh (Urdu: مبارک علی شیخ March 1923 – 28 December 1997) was one of the prominent Sindhi poets of Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular ...Date of birth: 23 March 1923Date of death: 28 December 1997Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: PoetGender: Male 0
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Munshi Premchand
Indian writer of Hindustani language
Overview: Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Munshi Premchand ( was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated ...Date of birth: 31 July 1880Date of death: 8 October 1936Age: 56 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ScreenwriterGender: Male 0
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Salim Khan
Indian Scriptwriter and actor
Overview: Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian film actor, producer and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films. In Hindi ... 0
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Javed Akhtar
Indian poet, lyricist and scriptwriter (born 1945)
Overview: Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter, originally from Gwalior area. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the ...Date of birth: 17 January 1945Age: 79Nationality: IndianOccupation: WriterGender: MalePartner: Shabana Azmi (Married) 0
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Orya Maqbool Jan
Pakistani, JournalistOverview: Orya Maqbool Jan is a renowned columnist, poet and CSS officer from Pakistan, who writes Urdu columns for Daily Express, Pakistan. He has received numerous national awards, including the best Urdu columnist ...Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Journalist 0
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Maulvi Abdul Haq
Urdu scholar and linguist
Overview: Maulvi Abdul Haq (Urdu: مولوی عبد الحق) (20 April 1870 – 16 August 1961) was a scholar and a linguist, whom some call Baba-e-Urdu (Urdu: بابائے اردو) (Father of Urdu). Abdul Haq was a champion ...Date of birth: 1870Date of death: 1961Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Writer 0
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Mukhtar Masood
Pakistani, WriterOverview: Mukhtar Masood, SI, (Urdu: ????? ?????) is a Pakistani writer and bureaucrat. He has been awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz, one of the highest civil awards by the Government of Pakistan.Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Writer 0
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Ahmed Faraz
Pakistani writer
Overview: Syed Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ), better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, (Urdu: احمد فراز 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and chairman ...Date of birth: 14 January 1931Date of death: 25 August 2008Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Writer 0
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Sadat Hasan Manto
Pakistani short story writer
Overview: Saadat Hasan Manto (Urdu: سعادت حسن منٹو, 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a colonial Indian and Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, India. Writing mainly in the Urdu la ...Date of birth: 11 May 1912Date of death: 18 January 1955Age: 42 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: PlaywrightGender: Male 0
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Myra Sajid
Pakistani screenwriter
Overview: Myra Sajid (Urdu: مائرہ ساجد) (born as Sajid Zaki) is a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. He is well known for his drama series Neeli Chatri (Blue Umbrella) about women's social ... 0
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Syed Wasi Shah
Pakistani poetOverview: Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects: 0
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Chakradhar Singh
Raja of Raigarh from 1924 to 1947Overview: Raja Chakradhar Singh Bahadur (19 August 1905 −7 October 1947) was the Raja of Raigarh and Chief of Bargarh ruled by Gond dynasty. He was the ruler of Princely state of Raigarh from 1924 till his death ...Date of birth: 19 August 1905Date of death: 7 October 1947Age: 42 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Drummer 0
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Begum Akhtar Riazuddin
Pakistani writer and activistOverview: Begum Akhtar Riazuddin SI, MA (English) also spelt Riaz-ud-din or Riaz-ud-deen (born 15 October 1928) is a Pakistani feminist activist who is also the first modern Urdu-travelogue writer. She has received ... 0
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Mirza Adeeb
Pakistani Urdu writer of drama and short story
Overview: Mirza Adeeb, PP, BA (Hon), (Urdu: مرزا ادیب—Mirzā Adīb; 4 April 1914 — 31 July 1999), also known as Meerza Adeeb, (میرزا ادیب—Mīrzā Adīb), was a Pakistani Urdu writer of dramas and short stories ...Date of birth: 4 April 1914Date of death: 31 July 1999Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: PlaywrightGender: Male 0
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Khurshid Anwar Jilani
pakistani poetOverview: Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects:Date of birth: 3 September 1904Date of death: 28 February 1963Age: 58 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Writer 0
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Muhammad Mazhar Baqa
Pakistani, WriterOverview: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Baqa (20 April 1922 – 20 August 2005) was a researcher, critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics, educator and religious and spiritual leader (Shaikh) ...Date of birth: 20 April 1922Date of death: 20 August 2005Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: Writer 0
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