Intizar Hussain

Pakistani fiction writer (1923-2016)
Person Human Q6057750

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
December 7, 1923, December 21, 1925[8]
Date of death
February 2, 2016
Place of birth
Dibai
Place of death
Lahore
Country of citizenship
Pakistan, British Raj[9][10]
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Urdu, French[19][20][21]
Given name
Intizar[18]
Writing language
Urdu[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Intizar Hussain ar انتظار حسين fa انتظار حسین hi इंतिज़ार हुसैन ja インティザール・フサイン ro Intizar hussain ru Интизар Хусейн
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
37025682
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83002964
GND ID
120411644
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
Intiz̤ārḤusain1925-2016
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12519895d
Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition) ID
COM-40686
FAST ID
107359
Freebase ID
/m/059hnq
IdRef ID
061438111
J9U entity ID
987007467525205171
NUKAT ID
n2016003434
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National Virtual Library of India ID
554057
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
256249318
Penguin India author ID
intizar-husain
Prabook ID
2364231

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Occupation 3
Award received 2
Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 1
Instance of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Intizar Hussain was born on December 7, 1923[1], in Dibai[2]. He died on February 2, 2016[3], in Lahore[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and translator[7].

FAQs

Where was Intizar Hussain born?

Intizar Hussain's place of birth was Dibai[2].

Where did Intizar Hussain die?

Intizar Hussain passed away in Lahore[4].

What did Intizar Hussain do for work?

Intizar Hussain worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and translator[7].

Where did Intizar Hussain go to school?

Intizar Hussain was educated at Meerut College[11].

What awards did Intizar Hussain receive?

Honors received include Sitara-i-Imtiaz[12], Adamjee Literary Award[13], Pride of Performance[14], and Officer of Arts and Letters[15].

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  3. [17] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . dawn.com. dawn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . dawn.com. dawn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . hipinpakistan.com. hipinpakistan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . dawn.com. dawn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . images.dawn.com. images.dawn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . dawn.com. dawn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . samaa.tv. Retrieved . samaa.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . francetvinfo.fr. francetvinfo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . newsweekpakistan.com. newsweekpakistan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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