Sajjad Zaheer


Sajjad Zaheer
Born (1905-11-05)5 November 1905
Lucknow, India
Died 11 September 1973(1973-09-11) (aged 67)
Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, then USSR
Occupation Urdu poet, writer, Dramatist, Marxist
Nationality Indian, Pakistani (brief while)
Citizenship Indian
Genres Ghazal, Nazm, Drama
Literary movement Progressive Writers' Movement
Notable work(s) Angaray, London Ki Ek Raat, Pighla Neelam
Spouse(s) Razia Sajjad Zaheer
Children Najma Zaheer Baquer, Naseem Zaheer Bhatia, Nadira Zaheer Babbar, Noor Zaheer

Syed Sajjad Zaheer (Urdu: سید سجاد ظہیر ‎) ( November 5, 1905 – September 13, 1973) was a renowned Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary.

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