Shehzad Ahmed (poet)
Shehzad Ahmed | |
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Shehzad Ahmed | |
| Born | April 16, 1932 Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | August 1, 2012 (aged 80) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Shehzad |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Urdu |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Education | Psychology MSc Philosophy MA |
| Alma mater | Government College University, Lahore |
| Period | Pakistan military era, Coup d'état |
| Genre | Gazal, Nazm |
| Subject | Philosophy, Love, Social |
| Years active | 1958–2012 |
| Notable awards | Pride of Performance |
Shehzad Ahmed (Urdu: شہزاد احمد 16 April 1932 – 2 August 2012; sometimes spelled Shahzad Ahmad), was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer and director of Majlis-e-Taraqqi-e-Adab, an old-book library of Pakistan. Shehzad's poetry collection comprises about thirty books and several other publications on psychology. In the 1990s, he earned national recognition and was awarded Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan. He is also credited with translating non-Urdu poems into Urdu language.