Qateel Shifai

Pakistani poet (1919–2001)
Person human Q3243478
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Qateel Shifai

Summary

Qateel Shifai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Haripur District[2]. He was born on December 24, 1919[3]. He passed away in Lahore[4]. He died on July 11, 2001[5]. He worked as a poet[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Qateel Shifai's place of birth was Haripur District[2].
  • Qateel Shifai died in Lahore[4].
  • Qateel Shifai was born on December 24, 1919[3].
  • Qateel Shifai died on July 11, 2001[5].
  • Qateel Shifai held citizenship in Pakistan[11].
  • Qateel Shifai held citizenship in British Raj[12].
  • Qateel Shifai worked as a poet[6].
  • Qateel Shifai's professions included lyricist[7].
  • Qateel Shifai's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Qateel Shifai's professions included writer[9].
  • Qateel Shifai received the Pride of Performance[13].
  • Qateel Shifai received the Nigar Awards[14].
  • Qateel Shifai is recorded as male[15].
  • Qateel Shifai's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Qateel Shifai's pseudonym is recorded as Qateel Shifai[17].
  • Qateel Shifai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Urdu[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: PK[20]

  • Began / founded: 1919-12-24[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-07-11[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fa0eab07-b130-4d8d-a568-8aafbbc3d1ea[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Haripur District[2], Qateel Shifai… he was born on December 24, 1919[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and writer[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Pride of Performance[13], an award[24], in Pakistan[25], founded in 1958[26] and Nigar Awards[14], a group of awards[27], in Pakistan[28], founded in 1957[29].

Death and Burial

Qateel Shifai died on July 11, 2001[5]. He died in Lahore[4].

Why It Matters

Qateel Shifai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Qateel Shifai born?

Qateel Shifai's place of birth was Haripur District[2].

Where did Qateel Shifai die?

Qateel Shifai died in Lahore[4].

What did Qateel Shifai do for work?

Qateel Shifai worked as poet[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and writer[9].

What awards did Qateel Shifai receive?

Honors received include Pride of Performance[13] and Nigar Awards[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Haripur District
    Languages spoken, written or signed Urdu
    Occupation
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