Poets/Writers From Aligarh
Total: 60
Athar Nafees
Prominent Pakistani exponent of new Urdu ghazal, famous for his ghazhal 'Wo ishq jo hum se rooth gaya' sung by many singers.
Qamar Jalalvi
Famous indian poet who migrated to Pakistan. He earned polularity with many of his oft-quoted shers.
Akhtarul Wasey
Ejaz Rahmani
Hatim Ali Mehr
Prominent Contemporary poet and a friend of Mirza Ghalib. He was also a High Court lawyer who also served as Honorary Magistrate at Agra
Jameel Jalibi
Prominent Urdu critic, literary historian, linguist, and translator; also served as Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University and Chair of Urdu Lughat Board
Qurratulain Hyder
The most prominent fiction writer of Urdu, celebrated for her classic 'Aag ka Dariya' and autobiographical narrative 'Kaar-e-Jahaan Daraaz Hai'. A Padma Shri and Jnanpith awardee of great distinction.
Raeesuddin Raees
Rasheed Jahan
A votary of non-traditional thoughts, a well known short story writer and playwright. One of the authors included in the controversial volume Angaarey, she drew upon women’s issues fearlessly.
Saghar Nizami
Prominent popular poet, known for his partriotic poems / Honoured with Padma Bhushan
Ze Khe Sheen
Abdul Majeed Khwaja Shaida
Ahmer Jalesari
Danish Aligarhi
Salman Khurshid
Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher
Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan
Adil Mustaqueem
- Born : Aligarh
B. K. Verma Shaidi
Hina Abbas
A.R Sahil 'Aleeg'
- Born : Aligarh
- Domicile : Uttar pradesh
Aarif Akhtar Naqvi
Abdul Majeed Dehlvi
Abdul Mannan Samadi
Ahmad Rasheed
Areeb Usmani
Arman Akbarabadi
Ayush Charag
- Born : Aligarh
- Domicile : Gautam Buddh Nagar
- Born : Aligarh
Habibur Rahman Khan Sharvani
Hairat bin Wahid
Irfan Habib
Jameel Ahmad Jameel
Kumar Anupam
Kunwar Mohammad Ashraf
M. Athar Ali
M. Habeeb Khan
Maikash Badayuni
Mohammad Shafiuddin Nayyar
- Born : Aligarh