Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī
Pakistani Urdu writer, translator and music expert
About Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī
Lived 1906 – 1967 (aged 61). Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī was an Indian and Pakistani translator, journalist, editor, sketch story and writer.
Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (Urdu: ; 22 May 1906 – 27 May 1967) was a Pakistani author, editor and translator.
The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Pride of Performance in 1963, for his literary services. He was the grandson of Urdu novelist and social and religious reformer Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, popularly known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad.
Biography Shahid Ahmad was born on 22 May 1906 in Delhi, British India to Bashiruddin Ahmad Dehlvi, son of Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi in a religious family.
In 1930 after completing his education, Dehlvi started the monthly Saqi (ur), Ujra diya Chand adbī shak̲h̲ṣiyatain̲ Bazam-e-khush nafsau
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Who was Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī?
Pakistani Urdu writer, translator and music expert
When was Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī born?
Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī was born on 22 May 1906 in Delhi, British Raj.
When did Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī die?
Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī died on 27 May 1967 in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī was a translator, journalist, editor, sketch story and writer.
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Shāhid Aḥmad Dihlavī was Indian and Pakistani.
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