Dilawar Figar


Dilawar Figar, was a Pakistani humorist, poet. He was known as Shehansha-e-Zarafat and Akbar-e-Sani for his satire and humour.

Early life and career

Dilawar Figar was born as Dilawar Hussain on July 8, 1929 in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He received his early education in his hometown, and later joined Agra University where he received his M.A. degree in. He also did his M.A. in and M.A. in. He associated himself with the teaching profession.
He migrated to Pakistan from India in 1968 and settled in Karachi. He joined Abdullah Haroon College as a teacher, where the renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was the principal at that time. Figar taught Urdu literature there. He also worked for Karachi Development Authority as an Assistant Director-Town Planning. He died on January 21, 1998 in Karachi at age 68.

Contribution to Urdu literature

Figar started writing in 1942 at the age of fourteen and soon got help of fellow writers, Maulvi Jam Nawai Badayuni, Maulana Jami Badayuni. His literary work contain Ghazals, humorous poems, and their translation in English: