1. Abul Asar Hafeez Jalandhari PP HI was a Pakistani poet who wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan and the Anthem of Azad Kashmir.
19 Facts About Hafeez Jalandhari
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Hafeez Jalandhari wrote in Urdu and Persian languages and is widely celebrated throughout Pakistan.
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Hafeez Jalandhari was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India on 14 January 1900 into a Punjabi Muslim family.
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Hafeez Jalandhari only received formal education until the seventh grade.
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Hafeez Jalandhari was an eager reader and worked very hard to teach himself.
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Hafeez Jalandhari had a natural liking for poetry and became a disciple of Maulana Ghulam Qadir Bilgrami, a Persian language poet.
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Hafeez Jalandhari promoted the cause of creation of Pakistan and became an active member of the Pakistan Movement.
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From 1922 to 1929, Hafeez Jalandhari remained the editor of a few monthly magazines, namely: Nonehal, Hazar Dastaan, Teehzeeb-e-Niswan, and Makhzin.
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Hafeez Jalandhari participated in the Pakistan Movement and used his writings to inspire people for the cause of Pakistan.
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Hafeez Jalandhari wrote many patriotic songs during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
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Hafeez Jalandhari served as 'Director General of morals' in Pakistan Armed Forces, and then in a very prominent position as an adviser to the President, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan and a Director of 'Writers Guild of Pakistan'.
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Hafeez Jalandhari's work of poetry, Shahnama-e-Islam, gave him incredible fame which, in the manner of Firdowsi's Shahnameh, is a record of the glorious history of Islam in verse.
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In 1946, Hafeez Jalandhari visited the Sylhet region of Bengal where he watched a mushaira performance by the Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu.
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Out of the 723 people who competed to write the national anthem, Hafeez Jalandhari's lyrics were selected as the national anthem of Pakistan.
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Hafeez Jalandhari was unique in Urdu poetry for the enchanting melody of his voice and lilting rhythms of his songs and lyrics.
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Hafeez Jalandhari's language was a fine blend of Hindi and Urdu diction, reflecting the composite culture of South Asia.
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Hafeez Jalandhari married his cousin, Zeenat Begum, in 1917, at the age of 17.
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In 1955, Hafeez Jalandhari married Khurshid Begum, with whom he had a daughter.
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Hafeez Jalandhari died in Lahore, Pakistan, on 21 December 1982 at the age of 82.