Zamir Jafri

Zamir Jafri

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name = Zamir Jafri


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birthplace = Jehlum, Punjab, Pakistan
deathdate = death date and age|1999|5|16|1916|1|1
deathplace = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
occupation = Urdu poet
nationality = Pakistani
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genre = Humorous poetry
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Zamir Jafri (Urdu: ضمیر جعفری) (January 1, 1916 – May 16, 1999) was a Pakistani poet born in Jhelum. He became famous for his Urdu humorous poetry and also wrote humorous columns in the newspapers and periodicals. After graduating from Punjab University , he joined the army’s public relation department and retired as a major. One of his sons is a two star general and serving in the intelligence department, ISI, of the Pakistan army while another lives in the US. He published more than a dozen books in Urdu.

External links

* [http://www.zamirjafri.org Official home page]
* [http://www.urduadablive.com/Mazah/zameer_jafri/zameer_jafri.htm Zamir Jafri] - selected poems of Zameer Jafri


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