Ahmad Faraz, born Syed Ahmad Shah on 12 January 1931in kohat was a Pakistani Urdu Poet. He was acclaimed one of the modern Urdu poets of the last century. 'Faraz' is his Pen name, (in Urdu takhalus). He was awarded Halal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and after his death Halal-e-Pakistan by the government.
Faraz has been compared with Faiz Ahmad Faiz holds a unique position as one of the best poets of current times, with a fine but simple style of writing Even common people can easily understand his poetry.
Ahmad Faraz was arrested for reciting poems that criticised military rulers in Pakistan during the Zia-ul-Haq era. Following that arrest he went into a self-imposed exile. He stayed for 6 years in Britain, Canada and Europe before returning to Pakistan, where he was initially appointed Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters and later chairperson of the Islamabad-based National Book Foundation for several years. He has been awarded with numerous national and international awards. In 2006, he returned the Hilal-e-Imtiaz award he was given in 2004.
Faraz died from Kidney Failure in a local Islamabad hospital on 25 August 2008.
Faraz has been compared with Faiz Ahmad Faiz holds a unique position as one of the best poets of current times, with a fine but simple style of writing Even common people can easily understand his poetry.
Ahmad Faraz was arrested for reciting poems that criticised military rulers in Pakistan during the Zia-ul-Haq era. Following that arrest he went into a self-imposed exile. He stayed for 6 years in Britain, Canada and Europe before returning to Pakistan, where he was initially appointed Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters and later chairperson of the Islamabad-based National Book Foundation for several years. He has been awarded with numerous national and international awards. In 2006, he returned the Hilal-e-Imtiaz award he was given in 2004.
Faraz died from Kidney Failure in a local Islamabad hospital on 25 August 2008.
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