Pakistani poet (1924–2015)
Ada Jafareyادؔا جعفری
Jafarey in 1987 (Karachi)
Born Aziz Jahan 22 August 1924 Badayun, U.P., British India, (now India) Died 12 March 2015 (aged 90) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Resting place PECHS Graveyard (Society Qabristan), Jamshed Town, Karachi 24°52′0″N 67°3′18″E / 24.86667°N 67.05500°E / 24.86667; 67.05500 Pen name Ada Jafarey Occupation Nationality British Indian (1924–1947) Pakistani (1947–2015) Education Primary education in poetry (Maria) Period 1945–2015 Genre Ghazal • free verse • haiku • short essay Subject Feminism among others Literary movement Modernism • post-modernism Notable works Maiṉ Sāz Ḍhūṉḍtī Rahī (1950)S̲h̲ahr-i Dard (1967)Notable awards Pride of Performance (2003) Medal of Excellence (1981) Adamjee Literary Award (1967) Spouse
Nurul Hasan Jafarey
(
m. –
)
Children Sabiha Jafarey Azmi Jafarey Aamir Jafarey www .adajafarey .com
Ada Jafarey (Urdu: ادؔا جعفری : Adā Jaʿfrī ) (PP, TI) , often spelled Ada Jafri [1] (22 August 1924 – 12 March 2015), was a Pakistani poet who is regarded as the first major female Urdu poet to be published[1] [2] [3] [4] and has been called "The First Lady of Urdu Poetry". She was also an author[5] and was considered a prominent figure in contemporary Urdu literature.[1] [2] [6] She received awards from the Government of Pakistan, the Pakistan Writers' Guild, and literary societies of North America and Europe in recognition of her efforts.[2]
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^ Natarajan, Nalini (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India . Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 352. ISBN 9780313287787 .
^ Mahmood, Khwaja Tariq (2008). Selected Poetry of Women Writers (4 languages) (in Urdu). Star Publications. p. 6. ISBN 9788176503105 .
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^ Mittra, Sangh (2004). Encyclopaedia of Women in South Asia: Pakistan . Gyan Publishing House. p. 69. ISBN 9788178351872 .
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other symbols instead of Urdu script. Ada Jafarey (Urdu: ادؔا جعفری : Adā Jaʿfrī ) (PP, TI), often spelled Ada Jafri (22 August 1924 – 12 March 2015), was...
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(1922–2010) Sulaiman Areeb (1922–1970) Nazish Pratapgarhi, Nazish (1924–1981) Ada Jafri (1924–) Nasir Kazmi, Nasir (1925–1972) Bekas Akbarabadi, M.G Gupta wrote...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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Corner of the eye (Compilation of newspaper columns) Poetry portal Ghazal Ada Jafri Fehmida Riaz Kishwar Naheed Forough Farrokhzad Farooqi, Mehr Afshan (2...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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Bareilly region of UPSRTC. Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni Ada Jafri Ale Ahmad Suroor Alhaj Shamim Uddin Begum Abida Ahmed Bekhud Badayuni...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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(2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz...
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