Mustafa Zaidi (born Syed Mustafa Hasnain Zaidi; 10 October 1930 – 12 October 1970) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and a civil servant.[1][2]
Mustafa Zaidi | |
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 Mustafa Zaidi as Deputy Commissioner Lahore | |
| Born | Syed Mustafa Hasnain Zaidi 10 October 1930 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 12 October 1970 (aged 40) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Tegh Allahbadi |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Nazms and Ghazals |
| Notable awards | Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
| Spouse | Vera Zaidi |
Early life
editIn 1954, he passed the competitive examination and was sent to England for training before being given the posts of deputy commissioner and deputy secretary.[3]
He married Vera Zaidi, a German national, with whom he had a son and a daughter.[4]
In June 1970, he was dismissed from civil service along with 38 other CSP officers by the dictatorial regime of General Yahya Khan. [5]
Death
editHe died on 12 October 1970, two days after his 40th birthday, in Karachi under mysterious circumstances and was laid to rest at Wadi-e-Hussain cemetery Karachi. At the time of his death, Shehnaz Gul, a contractor's wife, was found beside him unconscious. Some believed that Zaidi was murdered while others thought he committed suicide.[6][7]
Literary works
editHe also wrote under his pen-name Tegh Allahabadi. His initial poetry was romantic in nature. At the age of 17, he published his first collection of poetry Zangeerein (1949), followed by Roshni (1950), Shehr-e-Azar (City of Idol Worshippers; 1958), Mauj Meri Sadaf Sadaf (1960), Garebaan (1964), Qaba-e-Saaz (1967) and Koh-e-Nida (1971, published posthumously). His complete work was published as Kulliyaat-i-Mustafa Zaidi posthumously.[3]
Further reading
edit- Laurel Steele (2005). Relocating the Postcolonial Self: Place, Metaphor, Memory and the Urdu Poetry of Mustafa Zaidi (1930-1970) (PhD). Chicago: University of Chicago, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. OCLC 60817790.
- Zafarullah Khan (1984). Mustafa Zaidi: Shakhsiyat aur Shairi (in Urdu). Majlis-i Fikr o Adab. OCLC 15697137.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "مصطفیٰ زیدی: قتل یا خودکشی، سوال نصف صدی بعد بھی باقی". Independent Urdu (in Urdu). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Salman, Peerzada (12 October 2020). "This week 50 years ago: The Mustafa Zaidi case and NATAK". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Mustafa Zaidi: murder or suicide?". DAWN. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Ali, Kamran Asdar (1 December 2014). "COLUMN: A moment in Karachi's history: a poet's death remembered". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "PAKISTAN OUSTS 191 AFTER TRIALS". The New York Times. 7 June 1970. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Yunus Ahmar (1999). Modern Urdu Poets. New Delhi: Adam Publishers and Distributors. p. 101. ISBN 978-81-7435-162-3. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Parekh, Rauf (27 April 2015). "Creativity and mental disorder: Urdu poets and writers who committed suicide". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
External links
edit- Abida Parveen sings Mustafa Zaidi on YouTube – Andhi Chali
- Abida Parveen sings Mustafa Zaidi on YouTube – Dard e dil bhi
- Asad Amanat Ali sings Mustafa Zaidi on YouTube – Kisi Aur Gham mein
- Works by Mustafa Zaidi at Google Books
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