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Amjad Ali Shakir (Urdu: امجد علی شاکر) is a Pakistani writer and an educationist who was born to Abdul Qadir, a graduate of Darul Uloom Deoband. He studied at the University of the Punjab and University of Multan in 1977. He started his career in education as a lecturer in 1979 at Govt College Bahawalnagar and served as a principal ...
Parveen Shakir PP (pronounced [ˈpəɾʋiːn ʃɑːkɪɾ]; 24 November 1952 – 26 December 1994) was a Pakistani poet and civil servant of the government of Pakistan.She is best known for her poems, which brought a distinctive feminine voice to Urdu literature.
In 2016, at a book launching ceremony in Lodhran, Punjab, the President of Urdu Department at Allama Iqbal Open University of Islamabad was quoted as saying: "Shakir Shuja Abadi is a renowned name in Saraiki poetry who holds true heart and feelings.
Pakistan is the fifth most populous nation in the world. Below is a list of some notable people who relate to the country. See Pakistani people for a list of pages about notable Pakistanis by category.
In 1977, the Board published the first edition of Urdu Lughat, a 22-volume comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language. [2] The dictionary had 20,000 pages, including 220,000 words. [3] In 2009, Pakistani feminist poet Fahmida Riaz was appointed as the Chief Editor of the Board. [4] In 2010, the Board published one last edition Urdu Lughat. [3]
Most of Shakir's ghazalyaat contain five to ten couplets, often - though not always - inter-related. Sometimes, two consecutive couplets may differ greatly in meaning and context [For example, in one of her works, the couplet 'That girl, like her home, perhaps/ Fell victim to the flood' is immediately followed by 'I see light when I think of you/ Perhaps remembrance has become the moon'].
Shakirullah Khan Durrani (also known as "Shakir K. Durrani.", and also transliterated as "Shakir'ullah"; Urdu: شاکر اللہ درانی; 3 March 1928 – 20 November 2009) was a Pakistani banker who served as the managing director of Pakistan International Airlines and Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Khalil Shakir (born 2000), American football player; M. H. Shakir, a translator of the Qur'an; Zaid Shakir, American Islamic scholar; Shakir Ali (artist) (1875–1916), Pakistani artist and teacher; Shakir Ali (barrister) (1879–1962), Indian lawyer and politician; Samir Shakir Mahmoud, a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council; Mohammed ...