Jon Elia

Pakistani academic

Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi, commonly known as Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا‎, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an Indo-Pak Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. He was the brother of Rais Amrohvi and Syed Muhammad Taqi, who were journalists and psychoanalysts. He was fluent in Urdu, Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew. One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala."

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Jon Elia was born on Monday, 14 December 1931 in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, British India. They were best known as a writer. Elia's country of citizenship (nationality) was Pakistani. They died on Friday, 8 November 2002 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan at the age of 70. Their zodiac star sign were Sagittarius.

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Date of birth	14 December 1931	edit
Place of birth	Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, British India	edit
Date of death	8 November 2002	edit
Age	70 (age at death)
Place of death	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan	edit
Occupation	Urdu poet, Scholar	edit
Occupation category	Writer	edit
Nationality	Pakistani	edit

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