Najeeba Arif

Najeeba Arif is a Pakistani writer, poet, academic, translator known for her contribution to Urdu literature and research. becoming the first woman to hold the post. Nawāḥ-e-Kāzima (نواحِ کاظمہ – translation of Qasida Burda Sharif from Arabic into Urdu). Islamabad: Aimal Publications, 2022. Safar mulk-e-Oudh: Yūsuf Khān Kambalposh kā nādir wa ghair matbūʿa safarnāma (1847) (سیر ملک اودھ، یوسف خان کمبل پوش کا نادر وغیر مطبوعہ سفرنامہ). Lahore: Cooperative Society, 2017. Maʿānī se Ziyādah (معانی سے زیاده, first poetry collection). Karachi: Sheherzade, 2015. (Awarded "Best Book of the Year" at Karachi Literature Festival by Oxford University Press). Rafta o āinda: Urdu adab kā manẓar-nāmah (رفتہ و آئنده، اردو ادب کا منظر نامہ). Islamabad: Poorab Academy, 2008. Janoob Asiai Musalmaanon Ki Gharb Shanasi (جنوب ایشیائی مسلمانوں کی غرب شناسی). Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2026.

Honours Arif’s essays were included in the special issue of the periodical Sahifa published on Iftikhar Arif.