Athar Shah Khan

Athar Shah Khan (; 1 January 1943 – 10 May 2020) was a Pakistani comedian, poet and writer. He performed in many of the plays and films he scripted for Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Television, and Lollywood. He is more popularly known by his own-created character Jaidi . He is the recipient of the Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan. He gained his primary education in Lahore and secondary education in Peshawar. He completed his graduate degree from Urdu Science College, now Federal Urdu University in Karachi. Later, he gained a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of the Punjab, Lahore. In 1957, he moved back to Karachi.

Career Khan started his career as a writer for Radio Pakistan and wrote around 700 plays.

Khan was especially famous for his funny poetry. He participated in a large number of Urdu comedy Mushaira. He was famous for his typical styled funny poetry. He used "Jaidi" as his Takhaluus تخلص (a pseudonym used by the poets of the subcontinent, especially Urdu poets along with their original name and sometimes without the original name).

Radio programs Rung hi rung, Jedi kay sung (this program ran for more than 19 years)

Personal life Khan was married and had four sons.

Awards Pride of Performance (2001) PTV Gold Medal (1989)