Qateel Shifai Born Muhammad Aurangzeb December 24, 1919 British India now Pakistan Died July 11, 2001 (aged 81) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Pen name Qateel Shifai Occupation Urdu poet, Lyricist Nationality Pakistani Genre Ghazal Notable awards Pride of Performance, 1994 by the Government of Pakistan He adopted Qateel Shifai as his pen name in 1938, under which he was known in the world of Urdu poetry. "Qateel" was his "takhallus" and "Shifai" was in honour of his ustaad (master) Hakeem Mohammed Yahya Khan Shifa, whom he considered his mentor. Due to his father's early death, Qateel was forced to quit his education. He started his own sporting goods shop. Being unsuccessful in his business, he decided to move from his small town to Rawalpindi, where he started working for a transport company and earned about 60 Rupees a month. In 1946, he was called to Lahore by Nazir Ahmed ...
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