Aftab Iqbal Shamim (Urdu: آفتاب اقبال شمیم ; (16 February 1933 – July 26, 2024) was a Pakistani Urdu language poet and educator from Pakistan.[1][2]
Aftab Iqbal Shamim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 February 1936 |
| Died | 26 July 2024 (aged 88) |
| Occupations | Professor of English/Urdu literature Poet |
| Known for | Urdu language poetry |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006 |
Career
editAftab Iqbal was born in Jhelum, Pakistan in 1933.[3][1] He served as a professor of English literature and language for 33 years at Government Gordon College, Rawalpindi. He also taught Urdu language and literature to Chinese students at Beijing University for 12 years.[1][4] His Chinese students have served in various high positions such as ambassadors, cultural secretaries, counsellors and high government officials in China and Pakistan.
He started writing Urdu poetry at a very early stage of his life. His poetry has been published in reputed literary magazines like Adabi Dunya and Funoon.[1]
Shamim died on 26 July 2024, at the age of 88.[5]
Awards and recognition
edit- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006.[6][3]
Selected collections of poems
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Zahid Rabbani (31 March 2014). "Tete-a-tete: Nothing carry 'resistance' like a poem does". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- 1 2 3 Ahmad, Abrar. "Dilemmas of a modern man". The News On Sunday (newspaper). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Iftikhar Arif and Waqas Khwaja (4 January 2011). Modern Poetry of Pakistan. Deep Vellum. ISBN 9781564786692. Retrieved 20 November 2022 – via Google Books website.
- ↑ "An evening with Aftab Iqbal Shamim". Dawn (newspaper). 30 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ Acclaimed Urdu writer and poet Aftab Iqbal Shamim passes away
- ↑ "President confers 192 civilian awards". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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