Poets/Writers From Aligarh
Total: 28
Asad Badayuni
1952 - 2003
Leading poet who taught Urdu literature at AMU, Aligarh, also published a literary magazine 'Daairay'
Khalilur Rahman Azmi
1927 - 1978
One of the founding fathers of modern Urdu criticism in the subcontinient.
Akhtar Ansari
1909 - 1988
Known for his emotional intensity tinged with irony
Khurshidul islam
1919 - 2006
One of the most prominent Urdu critics.
Manzoor Hashmi
1935 - 2008
Moin Ahsan Jazbi
1912 - 2005
- Born : Mubarakpur
- Domicile : Aligarh
- Died : Aligarh
One of the most prominent Progressive poets. Famous for his widely sung ghazal 'Marne ki duaen kyun maangun…'.
Naseer Hussain Khayal Azeemabdi
1880 - 1934
Usloob Ahmad Ansari
1925 - 2016
Dr. Maula Bakhsh
1963 - 2021
- Born : East Champaran
- Domicile : Aligarh
- Died : Aligarh
Hajra Nazli
1921 - 2004
Hamid Allahabadi
1941 - 1991
Kabir Ahmad Jaisi
1934 - 2013
Mukhtaruddin Ahmad
1924 - 2010
Syed Raza Haider
2021
Furqaan Sanbhali
1973 - 2021
Abdul Majeed Dehlvi
1885 - 1962
Habeeburrahman Shastri
1894 - 1973
- Born : Lakhimpur Kheri
- Died : Aligarh
Habibur Rahman Khan Sharvani
1867 - 1951
Ibne Kanwal
1957 - 2023
One of the postmodernist story writers; author of several books of criticism.
M. Athar Ali
1925 - 1998
Mohammad Habib
1896 - 1971
Mohammad Taqi Ameeni
1926 - 1991
Munshi Banwari Lal Shola
1847 - 1903
Najma Jafari
1909 - 1987
Qudsiya Zaidi
1914 - 1960
Raghib Badayuni
1887 - 1948
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
1817 - 1898
Eminent intellectual, statesman and educationist,founder of Aligarh Muslim University
Syed Naseer Huasin
1880 - 1934
