Faith Community
Islam; Shia Islam
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q6967082 · wikidata
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Nasim Amrohvi
1908-08-24 – 1987-02-28
Life & Legacy
Nasim Amrohvi or Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi (Urdu: نسیم امروہوی, romanized: Allamah Nasīm Amrohvī; (24 August 1908 – 28 February 1987) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, and lexicographer who was born as Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi on 24 August 1908 in Amroha, British India.
He belonged to a Taqvi Syed family. His father was Syed Barjees Hussain Taqvi and his mother was Syeda Khatoon. His grandfather was Shamim Amrohvi who was bestowed the title Farazdaq-e-Hind (lit. "India's Farazdaq").
In 1950, he migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947, settling in Khairpur. He moved to Karachi in 1961 and eventually died there on 28 February 1987.
Occupation & Career
poet, journalist, lexicographer, historian, educator, writer
Faith & Community
Islam; Shia Islam
Legacy Highlights
Church
Islam · Shia Islam
Employer
Urdu Dictionary Board
Organizations & Memberships
Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i-Urdu
Verified Legacy Record
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q6967082 — wikidata View source
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