| Iftikhar Arif NI HI SI PP | |
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| Born | Iftikhar Hussain Arif (1944-03-21) 21 March 1944 (age 80) Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Occupation | Urdu poet |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Notable works | Mehr-i-Doneem, Harf-i-Baryab, Jahan-e-Maloom, Kitab-i-Dil-o-Dunya |
| Notable awards | Faiz International Award (1988) Waseeqa-e-Etraaf (1994) Baba-e-Urdu Award (1995) Naqoosh Award (1994) Pride of Performance (1990) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1999) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (2005) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2023) |
Iftikhar Hussain Arif (born 21 March 1944) is a Pakistani poet and litterateur of Urdu. His main theme is romantic Urdu poetry and he has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority.
Arif has received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and Presidential Pride of Performance awards, the highest literary awards given by the Government of Pakistan.
Early life and career
Iftikhar Arif was born on 21 March 1944 and attended the University of Lucknow, then studied journalism at New York University. He then migrated to Karachi, Pakistan, where he was a newscaster for Radio Pakistan. He then joined the Pakistan Television Corporation (Karachi Center) where he teamed up with Obaidullah Baig for the PTV program Kasauti.
He spent the next thirteen years in England, until 1990, working for Urdu Markaz there.
Achievements
Arif has published three poetry collections: Mehr-i-Doneem (1984), Harf-i-Baryab (1994) and Jahan-e-Maloom.
Oxford University Press has published an anthology of his translated poetry, Written in the Season of Fear, with an introduction by Harris Khalique, a poet who writes in English, Urdu and Punjabi.
Awards
- Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (2023)
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (2005)
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (1999)
- Pride of Performance (literature) by the President of Pakistan (1990)
- Faiz International Award for Poetry from the Aalami Urdu Conference
Bibliography
- Mehr-i-Doneem (1984)
- Harf-i-Baryab (1994)
- Jahan-e-Maloom (2005)
- Shehr-e-Ilm ke derwazay per (2006)
- Written in the Season of Fear (English translation)
- The Twelfth Man (translation of Barhwan Khilari by Brenda Walker, 1989)
- Kitab-e-Dil-o-Dunya (2009)
- Modern Poetry of Pakistan (2011)
Notes
- Urdu: افتخار حسین عارف
References
- ^ Ashfaque Naqvi (24 May 2003). "A word about Iftikhar Arif (scroll down to read the second column)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Cultural Pursuits: Urdu poet laments the decline of the language". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Page:358 Jawaz-E-Iftikhar by Sheema Majeed, ISBN 969-530-131-2
- ^ "معروف و ممتاز شاعر افتخار عارف". akhbar-e-jehan.com.
- ^ Rauf Parekh (6 December 2016). "Literary Notes: Persian translation of Iftikhar Arif's poetry: beautiful and faithful". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Arif, Iftikhar (1994). HARF E BARYAB. Maktab-E-Danyal. p. 132. ISBN 969-419-016-9.
- Arif, Iftikhar (2003). Written in the season of fear. Oxford University Press, Karachi Pakistan. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-19-579798-5.
- Profile of Iftikhar Arif on rekhta.org website Retrieved 15 April 2019
- ^ Iftikhar Arif interview on Samaa TV website 17 November 2018, Retrieved 15 April 2019
- Modern Poetry of Pakistan written by Iftikhar Arif, a book review on GoogleBooks website Retrieved 15 April 2019
External links
| Civil decorations of Pakistan | |
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| Nishaan (Order) | |
| Hilal (Crescent) | |
| Sitara (Star) | |
| Tamgha (Medal) | |
| Others | |
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Writers from Lucknow
- Muhajir people
- Pakistani male poets
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
- Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz
- University of Lucknow alumni
- Poets from Karachi
- Pakistani male writers
- Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
- Pakistani radio presenters
- Pakistani television people
- Writers from Karachi