Ibrahim Jalees born Ibrahim Hussain on was a Pakistani journalist, writer, and humorist.
12 Facts About Ibrahim Jalees
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Ibrahim Jalees authored several books of short stories such as Chalees Karor Bhikari and Tikona Des and the novel Chor Bazar.
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Ibrahim Jalees joined the Daily Jang newspaper and wrote his columns titled Waghaira Waghaira which made him famous.
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Ibrahim Jalees worked as an editor of Musawat, Karachi, the daily newspaper of the Pakistan People's Party.
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Ibrahim Jalees was awarded the Pride of Performance Award posthumously by the Government of Pakistan in 1990, in recognition of his literary contribution.
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Ibrahim Jalees was born on 22 August 1924, in Bangalore, British India.
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Ibrahim Jalees's family migrated to Pakistan after the partition of British India.
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Ibrahim Jalees has three brothers Mehboob Hussain Jigar and Mujtaba Hussain who stayed back in India, both of whom worked as journalists and humorists.
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Ibrahim Jalees tried his fortune at Movie Capital of India, in Mumbai, staying with the famous Indian poet Sahir Ludhyanvi.
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Ibrahim Jalees was jailed for his publication, Public Safety Razor.
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Ibrahim Jalees went to Karachi in 1955 and joined Daily Jang newspaper, where his humour columns Waghaira Waghaira became very popular.
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In 1976, Ibrahim Jalees joined Musawat as the editor, the daily newspaper of the Pakistan Peoples Party.