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Obaidullah Aleem
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| Born | June 12, 1939 Bhopal, India |
| Died | May 18, 1998 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Pakistani poet of Urdu language |
| Language | Urdu |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Notable works | Chand chehra sitara ankhhen (1974), Viran saray ka diya (1986), Yei Zindagi Hey Hamari (Selected Poems), Men Khhuli Huwi Ik Sachai (Collected Prose), Chiragh Jaltey Hen: The Unpublished Poetry of Obaidullah Aleem (Facsimile edition edited by Rehan Qayoom, 2014) |
| Notable awards | Adamji Prize |
Obaidullah Aleem (Urdu: عبیدالله علیم, 12 June 1939 – 18 May 1998) was a Pakistani poet of Urdu language.
Life
Aleem was born in 1939 in Bhopal, India. He received an MA in Urdu from the University of Karachi and began working as a radio and television producer until 1967.
In 1974, his first book of poetry Chand Chehra Sitara Ankhhen was published. He was senior producer at Karachi station Pakistan Television Corporation until he was forced to resign in 1978 following an edict against him.
His book of poetry received the highest award in literature in Pakistan, the Adamji Prize. He wrote an article, Khurshid missal shakhs, in memory of Khalifatul Masih III in 1982. His second collection of poetry Viran saray ka diya was published in 1986.
In March 1998 he suffered a severe heart attack in Punjab and was treated in Fazl-e-Omar Hospital for a few days. He returned to his residence at Nazimabad in Karachi. He died from heart failure, following another heart attack on 18 May 1998.
