Irfan Hafiz

Irfan Hafiz (1981 – 25 July 2018) was a Sri Lankan writer, author, content creator, motivational speaker, social media influencer and internet personality. He was famously dubbed and nicknamed as a differently abled keyboard warrior in the social circles.

Biography Irfan was born in 1981 in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, in Matara. He was born as the third child in his family of eight children. He used the sole index finger as an inevitable option for the latter part of his life, as his life trajectory was restricted and confined to just four corners of the wall in a bedroom.

Career He had taught himself to learn, read, write, type and understand the global lingua franca language of English despite confronting with difficult physical conditions. He eventually used his only active finger to type and publish three books through his Apple iPhone. He published three books titled Silent Struggle, Moments of Merriment and Silent Thoughts while lying in bed. His books became renowned for their uniqueness for being typically written through an iPhone and his books became bestsellers, garnering him critical acclaim, fame and recognition. His book Moments of Merriment which was a massive compilation of his short story collection with an estimated word count tally of over 40,000 had nearly taken him a year to successfully complete. He was supposed to publish his fourth book, but the plan was shelved due to his untimely death.

Death He died on 25 July 2018 at the age of 37, after being bedridden predominantly for a duration of nineteen years.