News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The birth anniversary of the poet, critic, essayist, columnist, and eminent scholar Jamiluddin Aali, the creator of several popular national songs, including “Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan” was observed on Friday.
Born on January 20, 1923 in New Delhi, Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmad Khan was a banker by profession. Owing to his literary pursuits he also remained associated with Anjuman-e-Taraqi-e-Urdu Pakistan for 50 long years, from 1962 to 2012.
Jamiluddin Aali As a Poet
He contributed to the promotion of Urdu and the establishment of an Urdu University in the country is also duly acknowledged by many.
One of the longest poems in the Urdu literature, “Insaan,” comprising about 4,000 verses, also goes to Aali’s credit. Besides, several, duhas, nazms and ghazals contributed by him to Urdu poetry.
Jamiluddin Ali passed away on November 23, 2015, in Karachi after a heart attack.
