Ali Sardar Jafri

Ali Sardar Jafri
Born(1913-11-29)29 November 1913
Balrampur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died1 August 2000(2000-08-01) (aged 89)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationWriter, poet, critic, film lyricist
LanguageUrdu
CitizenshipIndian
EducationZakir Husain Delhi College
Aligarh Muslim University
Lucknow University
Notable awardsPadma Shri (1967)
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship (1971)
Jnanpith Award (1997)
Spouse
  • Sultana
    (m. 1948)
Children2

Ali Sardar Jafri (29 November 1913 – 1 August 2000[1]) was an Indian writer of Urdu language. He was also a poet, critic and film lyricist.

  1. ^ Ali Sardar Jafri Memorium. Annual of Urdu Studies. October 2000.