Saeed Ahmad Akhtar was an

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poet, playwright and educationist. He published his first Urdu poetry collection ''Diyaar e Shab'' in 1976. The book got several awards including the Abbasin Arts Council Award for the best book of the year. He published 12 Urdu poetry collections and one English poetry collection. He also wrote many plays and documentaries for

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and

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. He was born on 3 March 1933 in Pishin,

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. He completed his master's in English Literature from

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in 1958 and then master's in

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from the same university in 1965. After working as a lecturer and professor of English in the provincial Education Department since 1954, he joined the West Pakistan Civil Service in 1968 as Assistant Political Officer. He served in many Districts of

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as Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Additional Commissioner for 22 years, he retired in 1990. He belonged to

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Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and permanently settled in

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, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Poetry, music and educational social work have been the passion of his life. "Love for all and hatred for none" has been the moving forces of his life. He remained a member of syndicate and selection board of the

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for years. Saeed Ahmad Akhtar has participated in various symposia in Pakistan and abroad. He died on 20 August 2013.

Literary contributions

* ''Diyaar e Shab'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 1976 * ''Sath e Aab'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 1978 * ''Chandni Ke Saaye'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 1981 * ''Khwabgeenay'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 1983 * ''Le Gai Pawan Uraa'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 1987 * ''Pata Toota Daal Se'' (collection of the 1st five books) 1987 * ''Pooja Ke Phool'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 2000 * ''Varshanjali'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry) 2002 * ''Songs from the Desert'' (Anthology of English poetry) 2003 * ''Abb Ke Bichray Kab Milain'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry )2007 * ''Door Paray Hain Jaa'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry ) 2009 * ''Ghonghat Ka Patt Khol Ri''( Anthology of Urdu poetry ) 2010 * ''Baichay To Bik Jaoun'' (Anthology of Urdu poetry ) 2011

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akhtar, Saeed Ahmad 1933 births 2013 deaths People from Dera Ismail Khan District People from Pishin District Pakistani poets Pakistani dramatists and playwrights Urdu-language poets from Pakistan University of Peshawar alumni

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