Obaidullah Aleem

Obaidullah Aleem
Born(1939-06-12)June 12, 1939
Bhopal, British India
DiedMay 18, 1998(1998-05-18) (aged 58)
Karachi, Pakistan
OccupationPakistani poet of Urdu language
Writing career
LanguageUrdu
Notable worksChand chehra sitara ankhhen (1974), Viran saray ka diya (1986), Yei Zindagi Hey Hamari (Selected Poems), Mein Khhuli Huwi Ik Sachai (Collected Prose), Chiragh Jaltey Hain: The Unpublished Poetry of Obaidullah Aleem (Facsimile edition edited by Rehan Qayoom, 2014)
Notable awardsAdamji Prize

Obaidullah Aleem (Urdu: عبیدالله علیم, 12 June 1939 – 18 May 1998) was a Pakistani poet of Urdu language.

Life

Aleem was born in 1939 in Bhopal, British India. He received an MA in Urdu from the University of Karachi and began working as a radio and television producer until 1967.

In 1974, his first book of poetry Chand Chehra Sitara Ankhhen was published. He was a senior producer at the Karachi station of Pakistan Television Corporation until he was forced to resign in 1978 following an edict against him.[dead link]

His book of poetry received the highest award in literature in Pakistan, the Adamji Prize. He wrote an article, Khurshid missal shakhs, in memory of Khalifatul Masih III in 1982.[citation needed] His second collection of poetry Viran saray ka diya was published in 1986.

In March 1998 he suffered a severe heart attack in Punjab and was hospitalized for a few days. He returned to his residence at Nazimabad in Karachi.[citation needed] He died from heart failure, following another heart attack on 18 May 1998.

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Modern Urdu poet Obaidullah being remembered | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Urdu poet Obaidullah Aleem remembered | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "جون ایلیا کا خط عبید اللہ علیم کے نام". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.