Mustafa Zaidi Biography
Mustafa Zaidi (born Syed Mustafa Hasnain Zaidi; 10 October 1930 – 12 October 1970) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and a civil servant.
Early life
In 1954, he p*ed the compe*ive examination and was sent to England for training before being given the posts of deputy commissioner and deputy secretary.
He married Vera Zaidi, a German, with whom he had a son and a daughter.
In June 1970, he was dismissed from civil service along with 38 other CSP officers by dictatorial regime of President General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan.
Death
He died on 12 October 1970, two days after his 40th birthday, in Karachi under mysterious cir*stances and was laid to rest at Wadi-e-Hussain cemetery Karachi. At the time of his death, Shehnaz Gul, a contractor's wife, was found beside him unconscious.
Literary works
He also wrote under his pen-name Tegh Allahabadi. His initial poetry was romantic in nature. At the age of 17, published his first collection of poetry Zanjeeren in 1949, followed by, Zangeerein (1949), Roshni (1950), Shehr-e-Azar (City of Idol Worshippers; 1958), Mauj Meri Sadaf Sadaf (1960), Gareban (1964), Qaba-e-Saaz (1967) and Koh-e-Nida (1971) (published posthumously). His complete work was published as Kulliyaat-i-Mustafa Zaidi posthumously.
Further reading
- Laurel Steele (2005). Relocating the Postcolonial Self: Place, Metaphor, Memory and the Urdu Poetry of Mustafa Zaidi (1930-1970) (PhD). Chicago: University of Chicago, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. OCLC:60817790.
- Zafarullah Khan (1984). Mustafa Zaidi: Shakhsiyat aur Shairi (in Urdu). Majlis-i Fikr o Adab. OCLC:15697137.
See also
- List of unsolved deaths
- List of Urdu Poets
References
External links
- Abida Parveen sings Mustafa Zaidi on YouTube – Andhi Chali
- Abida Parveen sings Mustafa Zaidi on YouTube – Dard e dil bhi
- Asad Amanat Ali sings Mustafa Zaidi on YouTube – Kisi Aur Gham mein
- Works by Mustafa Zaidi at Google Books
