Liaquat Ali Asim
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Born | Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan | 14 August 1951
Died | 29 June 2019 Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan | (aged 67)
Occupation | Poet, linguist |
Sprache | Urdu |
Liaquat Ali Asim (1951–2019) was a Pakistani Urdu language poet and linguist[1] who served in Urdu Dictionary Board from 1980 to 2011,[2] and retired as editor of the Board.[1]
Biography
[edit]Asim was born in Manora Island, Karachi on 14 August 1951.[3] He was one of the youngest of his 8 brothers and 1 sister.[2] He belonged to the Konkani community.[3] He was a Konkani Muslim.
He worked for the Urdu Dictionary Board for three decades. Total eight collections of his poetry have been published, which include Sabd-e-Gul (1977), Āngan Meiṉ Samandar (1988), Raqs-e-Wisāl (1996), Nasheeb-e-Shahar (2008), Dil Kharashī (2011), Bāġh To Sārā Jānā Hai (2013), Nesh-e-Ishq (2017) and Mere Kutbe Pe Uskā Naam Likho (2019).[3] Asim was suffering from cancer.[2]
He died on 29 June 2019 in Karachi due to gallbladder cancer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "معروف شاعر اور ماہر لسانیت لیاقت علی عاصم انتقال کرگئے". 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "زندہ ضمیر کے ترجمان شاعر، لیاقت علی عاصم دُنیا چھوڑ گئے". jang.com.pk.
- ^ a b c "سقراط کا زہر پیالہ اور لیاقت علی عاصم کی شاعری". انڈپینڈنٹ اردو. 2 July 2019.