Sajjad Zaheer

Sajjad Zaheer
Sajjad Zaheer
Born	5 November 1905; Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	13 September 1973 (aged 67); Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Indian, Pakistani (briefly)
Alma mater	Oxford University
Occupation(s)	Marxist ideologue, writer and poet in Urdu
Political party	Communist Party of India
Spouse	Razia Sajjad Zaheer
Children	4, including Nadira Babbar and Noor Zaheer
	Writing career
Genre	Ghazal, Drama
Literary movement	Progressive Writers' Movement
Notable works	Angarey

Syed Sajjad Zaheer (Urdu: سید سجاد ظہیر) (5 November 1905 – 13 September 1973) was an Indian Urdu writer, Marxist ideologue and radical revolutionary who worked in both India and Pakistan. In the pre-independence era, he was a member of the Communist Party of India and the Progressive Writers' Movement. Upon independence and partition, he moved to the newly created Pakistan and became a founding member of the Communist Party of Pakistan.

Sajjad Zaheer
Born	(1905-11-05)5 November 1905 Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	13 September 1973(1973-09-13) (aged 67) Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Indian, Pakistani (briefly)
Alma mater	Oxford University
Occupation(s)	Marxist ideologue, writer and poet in Urdu
Political party	Communist Party of India
Spouse	Razia Sajjad Zaheer
Children	4, including Nadira Babbar and Noor Zaheer
Writing career
Genre	Ghazal, Drama
Literary movement	Progressive Writers' Movement
Notable works	Angarey