Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)

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Born: 1911
Died: 1984
Works: 48

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Faiz̤
Zandān nāmah
Faiz A. Faiz, the living word
Bulleh Shah's devotionals and Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Dast-e-saba
Poems by Faiz

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Type: Person
Country: PK
Active from: 1911-02-13
Active to: 1984-11-20

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Faiz Ahmad Faiz ( Urdu pronunciation: [fɛːz ɛɦməd̪ fɛːz]; 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works and ideas remain widely influential in Pakistan, India and beyond. Outside of literature, he has been described as "a man of wide experience", having worked as a teacher, military officer, journalist, trade unionist, and broadcaster.

Born in the Punjab Province, Faiz studied at Government College and Oriental College in Lahore and went on to serve in the British Indian Army. After the Partition of India, Faiz served as editor-in-chief of two major newspapers — the English language daily Pakistan Times and the Urdu daily Imroze. He was also a leading member of the Communist Party before his arrest and imprisonment in 1951 for his alleged part in a conspiracy to overthrow the Liaquat administration and replace it with a left-wing, pro-Soviet government.