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Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)
Person Human Q381296

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
February 13, 1911
Date of death
November 20, 1984
Place of birth
Sialkot
Place of death
Lahore
Country of citizenship
Pakistan, British Raj[14][15]
Occupation
poet, journalist, writer, lyricist, songwriter
Educated at
Government College University, University of the Punjab, Murray College, Oriental College[16][17][18][19]
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam[26]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Pakistan[29]
Award received
Nigar Awards, Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence, Lenin Peace Prize, Lotus Prize for Literature, Member of the Order of the British Empire[21][22][23][24][25]
Notable work
Subh-e-Azadi[20]
Spouse
Alys Faiz[10]
Child
Salima Hashmi, Moneeza Hashmi, Muneeza Hashmi[11][12][13]
Genre
ghazal[31]
Official website
www.faiz.com[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Punjabi, Urdu[38][39]
Family name
Ahmad[35]
Given name
Faiz[36]
Influenced by
Muhammad Iqbal[27]
Military branch
British Indian Army[32]
Military, police or special rank
Lieutenant Colonel[33]
Movement
Progressive Writers' Movement[30]
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Name in native language
فیض احمد فیض, ఫైజ్ అహ్మద్ ఫైజ్[40][41]
Participated in conflict
World War II[34]
Writing language
Punjabi
🏷️ Also known as
en Faiz Ahmad Faiz ar فيض أحمد فيض cs Faiz Faiz Ahmad cs Faiz Ahmad Faiz da Faiz Ahmed Faiz de Faiz Ahmad Faiz fa فیض احمد فیض fr Faiz Ahmad Faiz he פאיז אחמד פאיז hi फैज़ अहमद फैज़ hi फ़ैज़ hi फैज अहमद फैज hi फ़ैज़ अहमद फैज़ hi फ़ैज़ अहमद फ़ैज़ ja ファイズ・アハマド・ファイズ ko 파이즈 아흐마드 파이즈 pl Faiz pl Faiz Ahmed Faiz ru Фаиз Ахмад Фаиз ru Фаиз, Ахмад Фаиз
🔖 Identifiers · 62
ISNI
0000000109374373
VIAF cluster ID
113944154
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79083318
GND ID
118937804
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz (cropped).jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90358337
Babelio author ID
216817
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13540770c, 11902190d
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
faiz
CBDB.cz author ID
73767
CONOR.SR ID
23666535
CiNii Research ID
1140845216681942528
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DDB person (GND) ID
118937804
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118937804
Discogs artist ID
2647677
ELNET ID
a11305162
Europeana entity
agent/base/64828
FAST ID
39861
Freebase ID
/m/02kq63
Goodreads author ID
268101
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Faiz_Ahmad_Faiz
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4705217
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
faiz-akhmad-faiz-5a6919
HAND ID
58A2-6B49-01AE-587B-E937
Hoopla artist ID
376729310
IMDb ID
nm1184839
IdRef ID
026857286
J9U entity ID
987007579174405171
Kinobox person ID
1574798
Libraries Australia ID
35074446
Libris-URI
fcrtnwmz18dk8fk
MusicBrainz artist ID
b64f6005-a537-4351-ab08-33533f2740c3
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08527284
NDL Authority ID
00439172
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002161300
NLA Trove people ID
818902
NLP ID
a0000002665379
NUKAT ID
n2009054595
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001798753
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810608756405606
National Library of Russia ID
770152814
National Virtual Library of India ID
168k (168k–471k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07392847X
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3899627
Open Library ID
OL1217A, OL5205113A, OL1906476A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
623441
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
95337
Poets.org poet ID
faiz-ahmed-faiz
Quora topic ID
Faiz-Ahmad-Faiz
RERO ID (legacy)
A000060862
Rekhta author ID
faiz-ahmad-faiz
SBN author ID
IEIV044819
SELIBR ID
52829, 52830
SHARE Catalogue author ID
641299
SNAC ARK ID
w6gq7r6v
SVKKL authority ID
0248166-Faiz-Faiz-Ahmad-19141978
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5617
Topic's main category
Category:Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Unz Review author ID
FaizFaizAhmad
WikiTree person ID
Faiz-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhKPb9Q9Mcg667XXVcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/e8c2fa5d-f4be-4a22-8226-6d3623968a90

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Lenin Peace Prize, Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence, Lotus Prize for Literature, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Nigar Awards
Occupation 5
writer, poet, journalist, songwriter, lyricist
Educated at 3
University of the Punjab, Government College University, Murray College
Child 2
Salima Hashmi, Muneeza Hashmi
Children (paternal) 2
Salima Hashmi, Muneeza Hashmi
Country of citizenship 2
Pakistan, British Raj
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Urdu, Punjabi
Genre 1
ghazal
Given name 1
Faiz
Influenced by 1
Muhammad Iqbal
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of Pakistan
Military branch 1
British Indian Army
Military, police or special rank 1
Lieutenant Colonel
Movement 1
Progressive Writers' Movement
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Sialkot
Place of death 1
Lahore
Religion or worldview 1
Sunni Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Alys Faiz
Spouses 1
Alys Faiz
Topic's main category 1
Category:Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Works by author 1
Hum Dekhenge
Writing language 1
Punjabi
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Category:Faiz Ahmad Faiz
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Summary

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born on February 13, 1911[1], in Sialkot[2]. He died on November 20, 1984[3], in Lahore[4]. He worked as a poet[5], journalist[6], writer[7], lyricist[8], and songwriter[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Hum Dekhenge[42], a literary work[43].

FAQs

Where was Faiz Ahmad Faiz born?

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born in Sialkot[2].

Where did Faiz Ahmad Faiz die?

Faiz Ahmad Faiz died in Lahore[4].

Who was Faiz Ahmad Faiz married to?

Faiz Ahmad Faiz's spouses include Alys Faiz[10].

What did Faiz Ahmad Faiz do for work?

Faiz Ahmad Faiz worked as a poet[5], journalist[6], writer[7], lyricist[8], and songwriter[9].

Where did Faiz Ahmad Faiz go to school?

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was educated at Government College University[16], University of the Punjab[17], Murray College[18], and Oriental College[19].

What awards did Faiz Ahmad Faiz receive?

Honors received include Nigar Awards[21], Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence[22], Lenin Peace Prize[23], and Lotus Prize for Literature[24].

Related Entities

Muhammad Iqbal Murray College Pakistan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL1217A, OL5205113A, OL1906476A
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  4. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → IEIV044819
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: IEIV044819, Matched to Faiẓ Aḥmad Faiẓ (#326626609) in SBN persons wi…"
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    HAND ID → 58A2-6B49-01AE-587B-E937
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  6. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0248166-Faiz-Faiz-Ahmad-19141978
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0248166-Faiz-Faiz-Ahmad-19141978, batch #259495"
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