Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz (فيض ١حمد فيض)(January 7, 1910 - 1984), is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. He was born in Sialkot, in the Punjab in pre-independence India (in what is now Pakistan). He remained on the Pakistani side of the partition of 1947 and subsequently died in Lahore. Faiz was a member of the Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind (Progressive Writers' Movement) and an avowed Marxist. In 1962 he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union.

Life

Birth

He was born in Sialkot on 13th Februaury, 1911.

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And is a great Poet.

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Father

His father's name was Khan Bahadur Sultan Muhammad Khan. He was a barrister.

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Earlier Studies

His early religious studies were at Masjid (Mosque) Maulvi Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. He went to Skotch Mission High School also in Sialkot. He did his intermediate from Murray College Sialkot. His Main teachers include ShamsUlUllamah Syed Mir Hasan (Arabic), Professor Yousuf Saleem Chishti (Urdu).

Related Topics:
Sialkot - Arabic - Urdu

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Higher Education

He did MA (Master of Arts) in English Literature from Gov. College Lahore. MA in Arabic literature from Oriental College Lahore.

Related Topics:
English Literature - Lahore - Arabic literature

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Teachers

Ahmed Shah Putras Bukhari, Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabbassum, Moulvi Mohammad Shafi.

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Teachers of Literature

Doctor Taaseer, Maulana Abdul Majeed Salik, Maulana Chiragh Hasan Hasrat, Pandit Hari Chand Akhtar.

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He started a branch of Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind in Punjab in 1936. Also he was a Member and Secretary of this branch. He was also an Editor of Mahanama (Monthly) Adab-e-Lateef (1938-1942 AD).

Related Topics:
Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind - Punjab

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