Farman Fatehpuri

Farman Fatehpuri
Farman Fatehpuri in 2013
Born
Syed Dildar Ali

26 January 1926
Died3 August 2013
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistani
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
Known forWork on Mirza Ghalib
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz Award in 1985
Scientific career
FieldsUrdu literature and Linguistics

Farman Fatehpuri (Urdu: فرمان فتح پوری) (born Syed Dildar Ali (Urdu: سید دلدار علی), 26 January 1926 3 August 2013) was an Urdu linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar of Pakistan.

He is widely regarded as a leading authority on the life and work of Ghalib. He wrote many scholarly articles, book reviews, and editorials. In 1985, he received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz Award for his literary accomplishments in 1985 from the President of Pakistan.