Mahjoor
Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor | |
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Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor on a 2013 stamp of India | |
| Native name | مَہجوٗر |
| Born | 11 August 1885 Mitrigam, Kashmir and Jammu |
| Died | 9 April 1952 (aged 66) Mitrigam, India Administered Jammu and Kashmir |
| Resting place | Mitrigam (exhumed) then Athwajan, Jammu–Srinagar National Highway, Kashmir |
| Pen name | Mahjoor |
| Occupation | Regional administrator, Poet |
| Notable works | Poshe-mati – Janano, Bage Nishat Ke Gulo, Sahibo sath cham |
Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad (August 1885 − 9 April 1952), known by his pen name as Mahjoor, was a poet of the Kashmir Valley. He is especially noted for introducing a new style into Kashmiri poetry and for expanding Kashmiri poetry into previously unexplored thematic realms. Mahjoor is recognized as father of Kashmiri language.