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Abid Ali Abid
Born(1906-09-17)September 17, 1906
Dera Ismail Khan, British India
DiedJanuary 20, 1971(1971-01-20) (aged 64)
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationPoet, Educator
LanguageUrdu, Persian
NationalityPakistani
Notable worksTalismaat, Shahbaz Khan, Main Kabhi Ghazal na Kahta, Usool-E-Intequade-Adabiyat, Shar-i-Iqbal

Abid Ali Abid (Urdu/Persian: سید عابد علی عابد) was a Pakistani Urdu and Persian poet and educator who was born on 17 September 1906 in Dera Ismail Khan, British India and died in Lahore, Pakistan on 20 January 1971.[1][2][3]

Life

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He wrote books on literary criticism in Urdu and Persian. He also initiated and edited several literary journals, one of which is Sahifa-Lahore.[citation needed] He also was one of the initial drama writers and feature writers at the newly established Radio Pakistan Lahore in the late 1940s and 1950s.[citation needed] He survived three heart attacks but succumbed to the fourth in 1971.[4]

Selected work

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Books

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References

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  1. ^ "Death anniversary of Abid Ali Abid being observed". Dunya News. 17 September 1906. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Talbot, I.; Kamran, T. (2016). Lahore in the Time of the Raj. Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited. p. 79. ISBN 978-93-86057-55-6. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Abid Ali Abid Poetry - Love & Sad Shayari, Ghazals, Nazams". UrduPoint. 17 September 1906. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Urdu text book for BA, Published by Prince Books, Lahore Pakistan, 2005 (A book for Urdu as elective subject in BA)[citation needed]
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