Syed Muhammad Ashraf | |
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Born | Muhammad Ashraf Marehra,Etah Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Income Tax Commissioner and Poet |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Urdu novelist and short-story writer |
Years active | Present |
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Syed Muhammad Ashraf also known as S. M. Ashraf is an Indian Retired Civil Servant (IRS) and an Urdu novelist and short-story writer of distinction. He is first person to qualify civil service examination in Urdu language in India. He has written novels and several collections of short stories. Some of his stories have been translated into English and other languages. He has received the Sahitya Academy Award in 2004[1] and Aalmi Farogh-e-Urdu Adab Award by Majlis-e-Farogh-e-Urdu Qatar in 2018.[2]