Sajjad Zaheer | |
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| Born | 5 November 1905 |
| Died | 13 September 1973 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Occupation(s) | Marxist ideologue, writer and poet in Urdu |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Razia Sajjad Zaheer |
| Children | 4, including Nadira Babbar and Noor Zaheer |
| Awards | Soviet Land Nehru Award |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | Ghazal, Prose |
| Literary movement | Progressive Writers' Movement Afro-Asian Writers' Movement |
| Notable works | Angarey |
| Website | Sajjad Zaheer Digital Archive |
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| Progressive Writers' Movement |
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Syed Sajjad Zaheer (Urdu: سید سجاد ظہیر) (5 November 1905 – 13 September 1973) was a Pakistani and Indian Urdu writer, Marxist ideologue and radical revolutionary who worked in both countries. In the pre-independence era, he was a member of the Communist Party of India and the Progressive Writers' Movement. Upon independence and partition, he moved to the newly created Pakistan and became a founding member of the Communist Party of Pakistan.