Poets/Writers From Lahore
Total: 126
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
Mohammad Husain Azad
The most prominent stylist of Urdu prose and author of "Aab-e-Hayaat". Himself a poet, he was a major force behind the movement for the new Nazm in Urdu.
Saadat Hasan Manto
World-renowned Urdu fiction writers. Known for masterpieces like Thanda Gosht, Khol Do, Toba Tek Singh etc.
Abdul Hamid Adam
- Born : Gujranwala
- Domicile : Pakistan
- Died : Lahore
Popular Poet with dominant romantic shades celebrating love and life.
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
Ehsan Danish
One of the most popular poets in the fourth and fifth decades of 20th century, contemporary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
Habib Jalib
- Born : Hoshiarpur
- Domicile : Lahore
- Died : Lahore
Popular poet from Pakistan, known for his anti-establishment poetry, having mass following.
Mohsin Naqvi
- Born : Dera Gazi Khan
- Domicile : Multan
- Died : Lahore
Popular pakistani poet who died young.
Mukhtar Siddiqui
Nasir Kazmi
One of the founders of modern ghazal. Born at Ambala in India, he migrated to Pakistan and wrote extensively on the pain and sufferings of partition.
Qayyum Nazar
Waqar Azeem
Abdul Majeed Salik
Prominent poet and journalist, also the editor of 'Zamindaar', an important newspaper of his times. Also authored 'Zikr-e-Iqbal' and 'Muslim Sahaafat Hindustan Mein'
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
painter artist and intellectual from Pakistan
Agha Hashr Kashmiri
Most prominent playwright and poet who strengthened the tradition of play writing in Urdu language
Ahmad Rahi
Poet, lyricist, founding editor of literary magazine quarterly ''Svera''
Akhlaq Ahmad Dehlvi
Akhtar Husain Jafri
- Born : Hoshiarpur
- Died : Lahore
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
Bazm Ansari
Chiragh Hasan Hasrat
A poet and Journalist. Famous especially for his humorous columns.
Colonel Ghulam Sarwar
Ibadat Bareilvi
Jelani Kamran
One of the most prominent Pakistani scholars and cultural critics.
Khalifa Abdul Hakim
Khwaja Mohammad Shafi Dehlvi
Mian Bashir Ahmad
Mohammad Deen Taseer
Urdu poet,critic and one of the pioneers of the progressive movement in Urdu literature. Close relation with Faiz Ahmad Faiz as their wives were sisters.
Musharraf Ahmad
Razia Butt
- Born : Rawalpindi
- Domicile : Lahore
- Died : Lahore
Saif Zulfi
Saifuddin Saif
Pakistani poet and lyricist.
Shah Deen Humayun
- Born : Baghbanpura
- Died : Lahore
Shaikh Mohammad Ikram
Shorish kashmiri
Prominent Journalist, scholar and poet and Chief editor of a well known weekly 'Chattan' published from Lahore
Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum
Syed Aabid Ali Aabid
- Born : Dera Ismail khan
- Domicile : Lahore
- Died : Lahore
One of the most prominent critics from Pakistan
Syed Hashmi Faridabadi
Syed Imtiyaz Ali Taj
Prominent playwright, known for his masterpiece 'Anakali'; also wrote humorous pieces, and stories for children, apart from creating the memorable character of 'Chacha Chakkhan'.
Tajwar Najibabadi
- Born : Najeebabad
- Domicile : Lahore
- Died : Lahore
Zafar Ali Khan
Poet, Editor, Political activist and Freedom fighter
Zaheer Kashmiri
Poet and film screenwriter. Associated with Progressive Writers' Association