Poets/Writers From Sialkot
Total: 50
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
Ghulam Ali
Famous Pakistani ghazal singer belonging to the Patiala gharana. They have a unique style of blending Hindustani classical music with ghazals. Also sung for a number of Indian and Pakistani films.
Balraj Komal
One of the leading modern poets and short story writer, who made outstanding contribution to modern Urdu Nazm in India.
Mukhtar Siddiqui
Noon Meem Rashid
- Born : Sialkot
- Domicile : United Kingdom
- Died : London
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
Ameen Hazin
- Born : Sialkot
Amjad Islam Amjad
Pakistani poet famous for TV Serials written by him.
Asar Sahbai
Well-known poet; wrote ghazals, nazms and rubais prortraying romantic feelings and acute social consciousness
Krishna Mohan
Meer Basheer
Mohammad Khalid
One of the most refined and accomplished Ghazal poets who profoundly influenced important poets both among his contemporaries as well as the following generations.
Sibt Ali Saba
Zafar Ali Khan
Poet, Editor, Political activist and Freedom fighter
Mukhtar Masood
Najma Tasadduq
- Born : Sialkot
Sahir Siyalkoti
Abdul Hakim Sialkoti
Aftab Shah
Asima Faraz
- Born : Sialkot
Humaira Jameel
Syed Yasir Gilani
Baldev singh Hamdam
- Born : Sialkot
- Domicile : Kurukshetra
Barham Nath Datt
- Born : Sialkot
- Died : Kurukshetra
Faisal Nadeem Faisal
Faraz Mahmood Fariz
- Born : Sialkot
Hadeed Fatema
Himmat Rai Sharma
Imrana Mushtaq Mani
Jagdish Mehta Dard
- Born : Sialkot
Javed Iqbal
Javed Mehdi
Joginder Paul
Kanval Ziai
Khushtar Garami
- Born : Sialkot
Mohammaduddin Fauq
- Born : Sialkot
Parveen Tahir
- Born : Sialkot
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
Prakash Tiwari
Rajinder Singh Bedi
One of the most prominent short story writers and novelists of Urdu, a contemporary of Manto, known for his narratives representing Indian ethos and use of mythological references. He also wrote plays and penned dialogues and stories for films.
Rana Usman Ahaamir
- Born : Sialkot
- Born : Sialkot
Shaz Malik
Tabish Siddiqui
- Born : Sialkot
Ubaidullah Sindhi
- Born : Sialkot
- Died : Rahim Yar Khan
Zafar Awan
- Born : Sialkot
- Domicile : Copenhagen