Jamiluddin Aali | |
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| Born | Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmad Khan (1925-01-20)20 January 1925[1] |
| Died | 23 November 2015(2015-11-23) (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Bizerta Lines, Karachi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Anglo Arabic College University of Karachi |
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| Spouse | Tayaba Bano (married 1944) |
| Children | 5 (3 sons 2 daughters) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance in 1991[2] Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award in 2004[2] |
Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmed KhanPP,HI (20 January 1925 – 23 November 2015), also known asJamiluddin Aali orAaliji, was a Pakistani poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.[1]
Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmad Khan was born inDelhi, India on 20 January 1925.[1] His father Amiruddin Ahmed Khan was the Nawab ofLoharu and his mother Syeda Jamila Baigum was a direct descendant ofKhwaja Mir Dard and was the fourth wife of Amiruddin Khan.[3][1] Aali earned aBA inEconomics from Anglo Arabic College, Delhi in 1944.[1]
In 1947 after thepartition of India, Aali migrated toKarachi, Pakistan on 13 August 1947 with his family and started his career as an assistant in theMinistry of Commerce.[3] In 1951, he passed the CSS (civil service of Pakistan) examination and joined the Pakistan Taxation Service. He was also the Officer onSpecial Duty atPresident House from 1959 to 1963. Aali joined theNational Bank of Pakistan in 1967 and remained itsvice president until his retirement in 1988. In 1971, he obtained an FEL and LLB (law) degree from theUniversity of Karachi.[1]
Jamiluddin Aali was also a former member of thePakistan Peoples Party and was compelled to contest the 1977National Assembly elections from NA-191, but lost toMunawwar Hasan ofJamaat-e-Islami. In 1997, Aali was elected as a member of the Senate for a six-year term with support from theMuttahida Qaumi Movement.[4][1]
Jamiluddin Aali was never very clear nor comfortable answering the question as to why he drifted briefly into politics.[1]
Aali started composing poetry at an early age and wrote many books as well as songs. He wrote the song "Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan" during the1965 Indo-Pak war which became highly popular. The song was sung byShahnaz Begum with music arranged bySohail Rana and was originally released on 14 August 1971 byPTV. DuringInternational Women's Year (1976), Aali wrote the song "Hum Maain, Hum Behnain, Hum Baitiyan". He wrote the song "Jo Nam Wohi Pehchan, Pakistan, Pakistan" at the request of former Pakistani PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan in 1986. He also wrote the song "Mera Inam Pakistan" that was sung byNusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[2]
Aali married Tayyba Bano in 1944. He had three sons and two daughters.[1]
Aali died of aheart attack on 23 November 2015 in Karachi.[5][6]HisNamaz-I-Janazah was held in the mosque "Tooba" inDHA, Karachi. He was buried in an army graveyard atBizerta Lines, Karachi on 23 November 2015.[7][8]
Aali became honorary secretary of theAnjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu (Association for the Promotion of Urdu Language) in 1962 after the death of Baba-e-UrduMaulvi Abdul Haq and played a key role there for many years, along withFarman Fatehpuri, to ensure that the association survives and grows.[1]
Aali could also be given credit for playing a major role at theUrdu Lughat Board (Urdu Dictionary Board) when this 22-volume Urdu dictionary was being developed in Pakistan.[1]
Ballads collection
Couplets collection
Aali showed his real potential and creativity in hisdohas.[1]
Travel literature
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