Amjad Najmi

Najm ash-Shu'ara, Shayer-e-Orissa

Amjad Najmi
BornShaikh Muhammad Amjad
29 October 1899
Buxi Bazar, Cuttack, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1 February 1974(1974-02-01) (aged 74)
Cuttack, Orissa (now Odisha), India
Occupationpoet, dramatist, writer
LanguageOdia, Urdu, Persian
Citizenship British India  India
EducationMetriculation
Alma materPeary Mohan Academy, Cuttack
PeriodProgressive Writers' Movement, Jadīdiyat
GenrePoetry, Drama
Years active1916–1974[1]
Notable worksTulu-e-Sahar
Joo-e-Kahkashan

Amjad Najmi (1899–1974) was an Indian poet, dramatist, prose writer, and nationalist. He has contributed to the development of the Urdu language in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.