Syed Sajjad Haider "Yaldram" (1880 – 1943) was an Urdu short story writer, travel writer, translator, linguist, essayist, and humourist from

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Life

He was born at

Nehtaur Nehtaur is a city, near Bijnor city in Bijnor district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Nehtaur is an ancient and well known town because of its culture and educational backgrounds. Nehtaur Town was established by the Taga Minist ...

village in

Bijnor district Bijnor district () is one of the 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters. The government of Nagar Palika Parishad Bijnor Uttar Pradesh seeks its inclusion in National Capital Region (NCR) ...

of the present day Uttar Pradesh state, India. He graduated from

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...

in 1901. He served in government services for 3 years in

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where he learned Turkish language. He also worked in Aligarh University. He traveled to many Muslim countries. Quratulain Hyder writes that he was sent by the British government to support the Young Turks movement in Turkey against the Ottoman Rule.

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1880 births 1943 deaths Urdu-language translators Urdu-language travel writers Urdu-language essayists Urdu-language humorists Urdu-language writers from British India Aligarh Muslim University alumni People from Bijnor district Indian travel writers {{India-translator-stub