Khalid Irfan ( ur, ) is an American-Pakistani comic poet.
Early life and career
Irfan was born in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, Pakistan. His father Irshad Ali migrated to Pakistan from
Badayun
Budaun is commonly pronounced Badayun is a city and a seat of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located near the Ganges river in the centre of Western Uttar Pradesh. Budaun was the capital of Delhi Sultanate for four years from 1210 C ...
, India in 1947.
He received a
master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. in Urdu literature. He has two sons, Muhammad Waleed Faran and Hamza Shayan.
Irfan has published five poetry collections. In several poems he has described social and political issues of his native country
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
and his adopted country the
United States
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. He is in charge of the literary section of ''Urdu Times Weekly.''
See also
*
List of Pakistani poets
This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan.
A
B
* Baqi Siddiqui
* Bushra Farrukh
D
* Daud Kamal
* Dilawar Figar
E
* Ehsan ...
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List of Urdu language poets
The following is a List of Urdu-language poets.
13th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
* Mirza Muhammad Rafi, ''Sauda'' (1713–1780)
* Siraj Aurangabadi, ''Siraj'' (1715–1763)
*Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, '' ...
References
External links
Khalid Irfan: Humorous Urdu Poet from New York
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Living people
Pakistani poets
Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
Pakistani humorists
Writers from Karachi
Pakistani emigrants to the United States
Muhajir people
1977 births