Role Poet Name Iftikhar Arif | Ethnicity (Pakistani) Nationality Pakistani | |
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Born Iftikhar Hussain Arif 21 March 1943 (age 81) Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India ( 1943-03-21 ) Notable works Mehr-i-Doneem, Harf-i-Baryab, Jahan-e-Maloom, Kitab-i-Dil-o-Dunya Notable awards Faiz International Award 1988Waseeqa-e-eEtraaf 1994Baba-e-Urdu Award 1995Naqoosh Award 1994Pride of Performance1989Sitara-e-Imtiaz1999Hilal-e-Imtiaz2005 Similar People Munir Niazi, Mohsin Naqvi, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Obaidullah Baig, Ghazi Salahuddin | ||
Iftikhar arif abhi kuch din and kooch
Iftikhar Hussain Arif (born 21 March 1943) (Urdu: افتخار حسین عارف), commonly known as Iftikhar Arif, is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority. He has received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Presidential Pride of Performance awards, which are the highest literary awards given by the Government of Pakistan.
Contents
- Iftikhar arif abhi kuch din and kooch
- Bazm e Iftikhar Arif Part III Final
- Education
- Works and achievements
- Awards
- Books and publications
- References
Bazm-e-Iftikhar Arif Part III Final
Education
He studied Urdu, English and Sanskrit - where he did his M.A. in 1965 - at the Lucknow university, then studied journalism at New York University, before migrating to Pakistan and working for Radio Pakistan.
Works and achievements
Iftikhar Arif is an Urdu poet. Three collections of his poetry, Mehr-i-Doneem, Harf-i-Baryab and Jahan-e-Maloom have been published.
Oxford University Press has published an anthology of Arif’s translated poetry under the title, Written in the Season of Fear. The introduction was written by Harris Khalique, a poet who writes in English, Urdu and Punjabi.
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