Nationality Pakistani. Role Lyricist Name Zafar Mairaj | Religion Sunni Muslim Years active 1991–present | |
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Full Name Syed Zafar Mairaj Mashwani. Born 11 September 1968 (age 56) ( 1968-09-11 ) Quetta, Pakistan Awards Lux Style Award, National drama award for best writer Nominations Lux Style Award for Best TV Writer | ||
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Zafar Mairaj (Urdu: ظفر معراج) born on 11 October 1968, at Quetta, Balochistan, is a Pakistani drama writer, lyricist, and short story writer. He primarily writes in Urdu, but has also written in Brahui, and Balochi. He has written more than 50 drama serials, drama series, short plays and telefilms, for National television PTV (Pakistan Television) as well as for most of the private channels in Pakistan like Geo TV, AAJ TV, ARY Digital, Indus Vision, TVOne Global, Hum TV etc. He has won National Drama awards.
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Early life
He was born in Syed (Mashwani) house fathered by Mohammad Mairaj. He matriculated from Helper public school, Quetta and for intermediate he went to Tameer-e-Nau Public College, Quetta. He got the bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar. He is the Head of Civil Department at the Government College of Technology, Quetta.
His earliest interaction with literature was as a child, when his grandmother would read the works of Hafiz, Roomi and Jami to him. While he was a college student he wrote short stories, columns in magazines and newspapers, and participated in literary events. He worked as a journalist for a while until he wrote his first long play "Amarbail" for PTV in 1991.
Career
He chose the problems of the Lower Middle Class as a theme for his writing, as he himself belonged to the same deprived class of the society. A social theme along with bold and blunt style of writing about life's harsh realities makes him stand out from other writers. Till now he has written more than 50 dramas for TV channels.