Zafar Ali Khan

Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
Born	1873 Sialkot, Punjab  Pakistan
Died	1956 Lahore, Punjab  Pakistan
Occupation	Poet, Journalist

Maulana Zafar Ali Khan (Urdu: مولانا ظفر علی خان) (1956–1873), was a writer, poet, and journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement. He was born at Kot Mehrath, Sialkot during the time the area became part of British India. He belonged to Janjua family. He also played a role in the freedom movement against the British government in India. He received his early education in Mission High School, Wazirabad, Gujranwala District^[1] then he went to Aligarh Muslim University, and graduated from there.

After graduation he was appointed secretary to Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk who was then in Bombay. Then he worked for some time as a translator in Hyderabad, Deccan, rising to the post of Secretary, Home Department. He returned from Hyderabad and launched his daily Zamindar from Lahore which was founded by his father Maulvi Sirajuddin Ahmad.

Most of Maulana's life was spent in politics.He was against the muslim political party of India Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam and their leader's Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari , Chaudhry Afzal Haq .He was a great poet, an orator, an essayist of exceptional merit and a journalist. His interest in poetry began in his childhood and his poems were full of religious and political sentiments. He was specially versed in impromptu compositions. His poetical output has been published in "Baharistan", "Nigaristan", and "Chamanistan". His other works are "Marka-e-Mazhab-o-Science", "Ghalba-e-Rum", "Sayr-e-Zulmet" and an opera "Jang-e-Roos-o-Japan". He was a devotee of Islam and of the Muhammad. His remains lie in Karamabad, Wazirabad.

See also

• List of Pakistani journalists

References

1. ^ Maulana Zafar Ali Khan [1873-1956]

External links

• His Bio. at Story of Pakistan page

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Name	Khan, Zafar Ali
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Date of birth	1873
Place of birth	Sialkot, Punjab
Date of death	1956
Place of death	Lahore, Punjab