Poets/Writers From Punjab
Total: 851
Allama Iqbal
One of the greatest Urdu Poets. National poet of Pakistan who penned 'Saare jahaan se achha hindostaan hamara' and 'Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri'
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
One of the widely celebrated and popular Urdu poets. Equally sung in romance and rebel. Faced political repression against his revolutionary views
Gulzar
- Born : Dina Jhelum
- Domicile : Mumbai
Celebrated poet, novelist, song and scriptwriter. Acclaimed for directing tele-serial on Mirza Ghalib. Recipient of Sahitya Academy and Dada Sahab Phalke awards
Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht
- Born : Bahawalpur
- Domicile : Bahawalpur
- Died : Bahawalpur
One of the most read fiction and travelogue writers from Pakistan; known for his unique creativity and appeal.
Abdul Hamid Adam
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Pakistan
- Died : Lahore
Popular Poet with dominant romantic shades celebrating love and life.
Ahmad Mushtaq
One of the leading and reputed Pakistani poets known for his neo-classical tone, equally well-known in India, lives in Houston USA.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Most outstanding Pakistani, Progressive poet. Also counted among leading fiction-writers. Edited an important literary magazine Funoon.
Amrita Pritam
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Delhi
- Died : Delhi
Popular poetess-writer of Punjabi. Bharatiya Jnanpeeth Awardee.
Anees Nagi
- Born : Sheikhupura
- Domicile : Lahore
- Died : Lahore
Prominent Pakistani poet, fiction writer, and critic; wrote two important novels Zawaal, and Deewaar ke Peechhe; also wrote a history of Pakistani literature
Anwar Masood
One of the prominent poets of Humour & Satire in the Indian subcontinent
Balraj Komal
One of the leading modern poets and short story writer, who made outstanding contribution to modern Urdu Nazm in India.
Baqi Siddiqui
- Born : Rawalpindi
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
One of the most prominent modern poets of Pakistan
Jamal Ehsani
One of most prominent post-modern Pakistani poets, known for the uniqueness of his poetic experience.
Majeed Amjad
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
Mohsin Naqvi
- Born : Dera Gazi Khan
- Domicile : Multan
- Died : Lahore
Popular pakistani poet who died young.
Mukhtar Siddiqui
Noon Meem Rashid
- Born : Sialkot
- Domicile : United Kingdom
- Died : London
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
Pandit Chandr Bhan Barahman
- Born : Lahore
Qayyum Nazar
Rajinder Manchanda Bani
One of the most powerful voices of the post-independence Urdu ghazal
Sara Shagufta
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Karachi
- Died : Karachi
Famous Pakistani woman poet known for her unconventional views on society. Committed suicide at a young age.
Shailendra
- Born : Rawalpindi
- Died : Mumbai
A prolific poet and lyricist, his collaborations shaped the golden era of Bollywood music.
Wazir Agha
One of most prominent modern critics
Zafar Iqbal
One of the most prominent and trend-setter poet of new Urdu ghazal having a vast following.
Zia Jalandhari
One of the most prominent-modern poets.
Aanis Moin
A promising poet from Pakistan who committed suicide at the age of 27
Aaqil Lahori
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
painter artist and intellectual from Pakistan
Abrar Ahmad
Widely-reputed Pakistani poet, well-known to serious poetry lovers.
Aftab Hussain
Prominent Pakistani poet who lives in Austria, well-known to serious poetry circles.
Afzal Khan
- Born : Bahawalpur
- Domicile : Bahawalpur
Afzal Minhas
- Born : Chakwal
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
- Died : Rawalpindi
Aitbar Sajid
Akbar Hameedi
Akhtar Ziai
Ali Mohammad Farshi
- Born : Rawalpindi
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
A contemporary poet of prominence from Pakistan, known for his Nazms
Ameen Hazin
- Born : Sialkot
Amjad Islam Amjad
Pakistani poet famous for TV Serials written by him.
Anwar Sabri
A multi-faceted personality who was apart from being a religious scholar and freedom fighter had also been a poet reflecting Sufistic bohimianism
Anwar Sadeed
Prominent Pakistani critic, researcher and columnist; an author of many books apart from 'Urdu Adab ki Tehreekein' and 'Urdu Afsaane Mein Dehaat ki Peshkash'; also assisted in editing several literary journals and newspapers
Asad Multani
- Born : Multan
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
- Died : Karachi
Asar Sahbai
Well-known poet; wrote ghazals, nazms and rubais prortraying romantic feelings and acute social consciousness
Asghar Nadeem Syed
Notable Pakistani playwright known for penning a popular drama 'Chaand Garhan' for television