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Native name | حبیب جالب |
Born | Habib Ahmad Khan 24 March 1928 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, India) |
Died | 13 March 1993 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | (aged 64)
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Nationality | British Indian (1928–1947) Pakistani (1947–1993) |
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Literary movement | Progressive Writers' Movement |
Notable awards | Nigar Awards Nishan-i-Imtiaz |
Children | Jamila Noor Jalib Tahira Habib Jalib Nasir Jalib |
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Habib Jalib[a] (Punjabi pronunciation: [ɦəbib d͡ʒaːləb]; 24 March 1928 – 13 March 1993) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet and left-wing political activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism, military dictatorship and state oppression. He wrote several poems in Punjabi and Urdu; and was referred to as the "poet of the masses" by his contemporary Faiz Ahmad Faiz.[1][2]
He opposed military coups and government administrators and was duly jailed several times. He is widely respected in Pakistan for never compromising on his principles.[1][3]
Senior journalist Hamid Mir also considers Sufism to have played a major role in his political stances against dictatorship.[4]
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