Name Munir Niazi Nationality Pakistani Role Poet | Period 1960 - 2006 Education Dayal Singh College Genre Surrealism Notable awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz | |
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Born Munir Ahmed Niazi
9 April 1928
Khanpur, Punjab, British India ( 1928-04-09 ) Alma mater Dayal Singh College, Lahore Died December 26, 2006, Lahore, Pakistan | ||
Occupation Urdu poet Punjabi poet | ||
Punjabi poetry munir niazi s book safar de raat
Munir Ahmad, better known as Munir Niazi, (Punjabi: منیر نیازی )(2006 -1928) Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award recipient, was an Urdu and Punjabi poet from Pakistan.Originally of Pashtun descent, Munir Ahmed used to call himself Punjabi as Punjabi definition is cultural and geographical and most of his poetry also reflected the culture of Punjab.
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- Punjabi poetry munir niazi s book safar de raat
- Munir Niazi
- Biography
- His poetry that became super hit film songs
- Awards and recognition
- References
Munir Niazi منیر نیازی
Biography
Niazi was born in Khanpur on 9 April 1928, a village near Hoshiarpur Punjab, British India. He was initially educated at Khanpur. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, he migrated and settled in Sahiwal, where he passed his matriculation examination. He earned an intermediate degree from Sadiq Egerton College, Bahawalpur and a B.A. degree from Dayal Singh College, Lahore, Pakistan. Munir Niazi launched a weekly, Seven Colours, from Sahiwal in 1949. Some of his poetry was used in films and these film songs became extremely popular super-hit songs among the Pakistani public which established him as the foremost movie songwriter of Pakistan. For example, the film song in film Shaheed (1962), Uss Bewafa Ka Shehar Hai Aur Hum Hain Dosto and many others.
His poetry that became super-hit film songs
He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, Al-Misal. He was later associated with Pakistan Television, Lahore and lived in Lahore till his death. Taiz Hawa Aur Tanha Phool, Jungle Mein Dhanak, Dushmanoon Kai Darmiyan Sham and Mah-e-Munir are some of his Urdu publications. In Punjabi language, he has published Safar Di Raat, Char Chup Cheezan and Rasta Dassan Walay Tarey. Effective imagery in his poetry conveys pictures in a few words. He has experimented with poetic forms and has tried to create a new style, rhythm and diction in Urdu poetry. Innocence, mythology, nostalgia, dreams, eroticism, and romance are some of his most common themes. Selected English translations of Munir Niazi's poetical works were edited by Suhail Safdar and published in 1996.
Munir Niazi died of respiratory illness on 26 December 2006 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Awards and recognition
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1992
Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005