Khawar Rizvi

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Khawar Rizvi خاور رضوي
Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi
Native name	سید سبط حسن رضوی
Born	(1938-06-01)1 June 1938
Died	15 November 1981(1981-11-15) (aged 43) Ahmedpur, Pakistan
Parents	Syed Najm ul Hassan Rizvi (father) Abida Begum (mother)
Occupation	Social security worker, Banker and Poet
Nationality	Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistani

Khawar Rizvi (1 June 1938 – 15 November 1981) was a renowned Pakistani poet, and a scholar of Urdu and Persian. Born Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi, he chose to adopt the pen name "Khawar," which signifies "the East" in the Persian language, for the purpose of composing his poetry and essays. Highly reverent and captivated by the east, its way of life, and its inherent principles, Rizvi's profound affection for this region was unyielding. ^{[citation needed]}