Syed Ahmad Shah Ali (1931-01-12)12 January 1931 Kohat, NWFP, British India (now Pakistan)
Died
25 August 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 77) Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Pen name
Faraz Urdu: فراز
Occupation
Urdu Poet, Lecturer
Nationality
Pakistani
Citizenship
Pakistani
Education
Urdu literature M.A Persian literature M.A
Alma mater
Edwardes College, University of Peshawar
Period
1950–2008
Genre
Urdu Ghazal
Subject
Romance, Politics, Resistance
Literary movement
Democratic Movement
Notable awards
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award Hilal-e-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) Award Nigar Awards
Children
Saadi, Shibli Faraz and Sarmad Faraz
Syed Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ), better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, (Urdu: احمد فراز 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008)[1][2][3] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and became the founding Director General (later Chairman) of Pakistan Academy of Letters.[4] He wrote his poetry under the pseudonym Faraz.[a] He criticised military rule and coup d'état in the country and was displaced by the military dictators.[5]
^Haresh Pandya (1 September 2008). "Ahmed Faraz, Outspoken Urdu Poet, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^"Tribute to a legend: Remembering Ahmed Faraz". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^"Profile of Ahmad Faraz". Ahmad Faraz Trust. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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^"Interview in Urdu language سلسلے توڑ گیا وہ سبھی جاتے جاتے". BBC News website. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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