Asif Farrukhi
Asif Aslam Farrukhi آصف اسلم فرخی | |
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Asif Farrukhi at Habib University | |
| Born | Asif Aslam Farrukhi 16 September 1959 |
| Died | 1 June 2020 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Dow University Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and Physician |
| Parent(s) | Aslam Farrukhi اسلم فرخی |
| Awards | Prime Minister's award for literature by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 1997 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2006 |
Asif Aslam Farrukhi (Urdu: آصف اسلم فرخی; 16 September 1959 – 1 June 2020) was a Pakistani writer, translator, and literary critic active in both Urdu and English.
He was also a public health expert and polyglot. He translated books from English into Urdu, as well as from Sindhi to Urdu and English. His collections of vernacular Pakistani writers translated in English are considered critical anthologies. From 2000 to 2020, he was the editor and publisher of the acclaimed Urdu literary journal Dunyazad.