Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee

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Shanul Haq Haqqee
Born December 15, 1917(1917-12-15)
Delhi, British India
Died October 11, 2005 (aged 87)
Toronto, Canada
Occupation Urdu poet, Writer, Journalist
Nationality Pakistani
Ethnicity Urdu speaking
Citizenship Canadian
Genres Ghazal

Shanul Haq Haqqee (Urdu: شان الحق حقی ) (December 15, 1917 – October 11, 2005) was a notable Urdu poet, linguist, researcher, writer and journalist of Pakistan.

Born in Delhi, Haqqee acquired his BA from Aligarh Muslim University. He obtained a Master's in English literature from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He was a scion of a great literary family from Delhi. His father, Maulvi Ehtashamuddin Haqqee, wrote short stories, a study of Hafez, Tarjuman-ul-Ghaib, a translation of Diwan-i-Hafiz in verse, and a dictionary.

Haqqee recited his first ghazal at an annual poetic gathering of St. Stephen's College. His published two anthologies of poems, Tair-i-Pairahan (1957) and Harf-i-Dilras (1979). He also tried his hand at other genres of poetry, such as Peheylian, Kehmukarnian, and Qitat-i-Tareekhi. He was associated with the Urdu Lughat Board for 17 years from 1958 to 1975, compiling a monumental 24-volume dictionary. He also translated the eighth edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary, Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Arthashastra.

He died in Toronto, Canada.

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