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Najeeba Arif

Najeeba Arif is a Pakistani writer, poet, academic, translator known for her contribution to Urdu literature and research.[1][2][3][4] She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL),[5] becoming the first woman to hold the post.[6][4] Najeeba Arif has published some research articles and books in Urdu literature.[1]

Works

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  • Mukhotā (مکھوٹا – Urdu novel). Lahore: Aks Publications, 2023.[7]
  • Nawāḥ-e-Kāzima (نواحِ کاظمہ – translation of Qasida Burda Sharif from Arabic into Urdu). Islamabad: Aimal Publications, 2022.[4]
  • Rāgnī kī Khoj meñ (راگنی کی کھوج میں, memoirs). Lahore: Qausain Publishers, 2020[4]
  • Safar mulk-e-Oudh: Yūsuf Khān Kambalposh kā nādir wa ghair matbūʿa safarnāma (1847) (سیر ملک اودھ، یوسف خان کمبل پوش کا نادر وغیر مطبوعہ سفرنامہ). Lahore: Cooperative Society, 2017.[8]
  • Maʿānī se Ziyādah (معانی سے زیاده, first poetry collection). Karachi: Sheherzade, 2015. (Awarded "Best Book of the Year" at Karachi Literature Festival by Oxford University Press).[4]
  • 9/11 aur Pakistani Urdu Afsāna: Adab kā nav-muzāḥimatī rujḥān (نو گیارہ اور پاکستانی اردو افسانہ: اردو ادب کا نو مزاحمتی رُجحان, critical introduction and selected stories). Islamabad: Poorab Academy, 2011.[4]
  • Mumtaz Mufti kā Fikrī Irtiqā: Nafsiyāt, Taṣawwuf aur Qurʾān (ممتاز مفتی کا فکری ارتقا: نفسیات، تصوف اور قرآن, research monograph). Lahore: Al-Faisal Nashran, 2011.[9][10]
  • Rafta o āinda: Urdu adab kā manẓar-nāmah (رفتہ و آئنده، اردو ادب کا منظر نامہ). Islamabad: Poorab Academy, 2008.[4]
  • Mumtaz Mufti: Shakhsiyat aur Fan (ممتاز مفتی: شخصیت اور فن, "Makers of Pakistani Literature" series). Islamabad: Pakistan Academy of Letters, 2007.[11]

Honours

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Arif’s essays were included in the special issue of the periodical Sahifa published on Iftikhar Arif.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Najeeba Arif – Speaker". Karachi Literature Festival. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "PAL gets first woman chairperson" – The Newspaper’s Staff Reporter. *Dawn*. 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Najeeba Arif – Rekhta poet profile" – Rekhta. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Muhammad Hameed Shahid at 77". HumSub (in Urdu). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ↑ ڈاکٹر نجيبه عارف – کراچی لٹریچر فیسٹیول
  6. ↑ "PAL represents Pakistani literati in two international conferences in China" – PR. *The News International*. 17 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "مکھوٹا by Dr Riffat Rafique – HumSub" – ڈاکٹر رفعت رفیق۔ HumSub. 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Salim-ur-Rahman, M. (3 February 2019). "Good and bad old Uvudh". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "ممتاز مفتی کا فکری ارتقاء : PhD مقالہ". Internet Archive. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "'Mumtaz Mufti ka Fikri Irtiqa' by Najeeba Arif", Mumtaz Mufti Official Website. (Page includes discussion and commentary on the book.) Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Arif, Najeeba. *Mumtaz Mufti: Shakhsiyat Aur Fan*. Academy Adabiyat Pakistan, Islamabad, 2007. E-book available via Rekhta website. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Special issue of periodical Sahifa on Iftikhar Arif published". The News International. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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