Ahmed Faraz Biography

Ahmed Faraz
Born: Syed Ahmad Shah Ali 14 January 1931 Kohat, NWFP, British India
Died: 25 August 2008 (aged 77) Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Pen Name: Faraz
Occupation: Urdu Poet, Lecturer
Nationality: Pakistani
Ethnicity: Sayyid
Citizenship: Pakistani
Education: MA Urdu, Persian
Alma mater: Peshawar Model School Peshawar University
Period: 1950–2008
Genres: Urdu Ghazal
Subjects: Romance, Resistance
Literary Movement: Progressive Writers Movement/Democratic Movement
Notable Award(s): Hilal-e-Imtiaz Sitara-i-Imtiaz Nigar Awards
Childrens: Saadi, Shibli & Sarmad Faraz

Ahmed Faraz

Ahmed Faraz (Born Syed Ahmed Shah On 14 January 1931 In Kohat. Died 25 August 2008) Was A Pakistani Urdu Poet. He Was Acclaimed One Of The Modern Urdu Poets Of The Last Century. Faraz Is His Pen Name (In Urdu Takhalus). He Died In Islamabad On 25 August 2008. He Was Awarded Hilal-E-Imtiaz, Sitara-E-Imtiaz And After his Death Hilal-E-Pakistan By The Government.

Early Life

Faraz Was Born In Kohat, Then India To Syed Muhammad Shah Barq. His Brother Is Syed Masood Kausar. He Moved To Peshawar With His Family. He Studied In Famous Edwards College, Peshawar And Received Masters In Urdu And Persian From Peshawar University.

During In College Life, Faiz Ahmed Faiz And Ali Sardar Jafri Were His Best Progressive Poets, Who Impressed Him And Became His Role Models.

Ethnically A Sayyid, Ahmed Faraz Studied Persian And Urdu At The Peshawar University. He Later Became Lecturer At The Peshawar University.

Literary

Faraz Has Been Compared With Faiz Ahmed Faiz Holds A Unique Position As One Of The Best Poes Of Current Times, With  A Fine But Simple Style Of Writing. Even Common People Can Easily Understand His Poetry.

In An Interview With Rediff He Recalls How His Father, Once Bought Clothes For Him On Eid. He Didn't Like The Clothes Meant For Him, But Preferred The Ones Meant For His Elder Brother. This Lead Him To Write His First Couplet.

سب کے واسطے لائے ہیں کپڑے سیل سے

لائے ہیں میرے لئے قیدی کا کمبل جیل سے

Sub Kay Waastay Laaye Hai'n Kaprray Sale Say

Laaye Hai'n Mere Liye Qaidi Kaa Kambal Jail Say

(He Brought Clothes For Everybody From The Sale)

(For Me He Brought Blanket From Jail)

Political

He Was Arrested For Writing Poems That Criticised Military Rulers In Pakistan During The Zia-Ul-Haq Era. Following That Arrest He Went Into A Self-Imposed Exile. He Stayed For 6 Years In Britain, Canada & Europe Before Returning To Pakistan, Where He Was Initially Appointed Chairman Pakistan Academy Of Letters And Later Chairperson Of The Islamabad-Based National Book Foundation For Several Years. He Has Been Awarded With Numerous National And Internation Awards. In 2006, He Returned The Hilal-E-Imtiaz Award He Was Given In 2004.

He Claimed His Current Writings & Said: "I Now Only Write When I Am Forced To From The Inside." Maintaining A Tradition Established By His Mentor, The Revolutionary Faiz Ahmed Faiz, He Wrote Some Of His Best Poetry During Those Days In Exile. Famous Amongst Poetry Of Resistance Has Been "Mahasara". Faraz Was Also Mentioned By Actor Shahzada Ghaffar In The Pothwari/Mirpuri Telefilm "Khai Aye O".

Death

Faraz Died Of Kidney Failure In A Local Islamabad Hospital On 25 August 2008. His Funeral Was Held On The Evening Of 26th, By Many Admirers And Government Officials At H-8 Graveyard, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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