Nationality Indian Name Iftikhar Siddiqui | Occupation Poet, journalist Role Poet | |
Full Name Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui | ||
Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui (Urdu: افتخار امام صدیقی) is a Urdu language poet, writer and journalist from India. He is also the editor of oldest Urdu literary magazine Shair.
Biography
Siddiqui was born in Agra, India to Aijaz Siddiqui, the second son of Seemab Akbarabadi, the literary family. His grandfather Seemab Akbarabadi was also a legendary Urdu poet and writer of the 20th century.
Siddiqui's father moved to Mumbai in 1951, while his grandfather was already migrated to Pakistan in 1948, after partition of India.
References
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