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Asif Farrukhi (Asif Aslam Farrukhi) was born on 16 September, 1959 in Karachi, Pakistan, is a Pakistani writer and editor (1959–2020). Discover Asif Farrukhi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
| Popular As |
Asif Aslam Farrukhi |
| Occupation |
Writer and Physician |
| Age |
60 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
16 September, 1959 |
| Birthday |
16 September |
| Birthplace |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| Date of death |
1 June, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
Pakistan
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Asif Farrukhi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Asif Farrukhi height not available right now. We will update Asif Farrukhi's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Aslam Farrukhi |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Asif Farrukhi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Asif Farrukhi worth at the age of 60 years old? Asif Farrukhi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Doctor. He is from Pakistan. We have estimated Asif Farrukhi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Doctor |
Asif Farrukhi Social Network
Timeline
Asif Aslam Farrukhi (16 September 1959 1 June 2020) was a Pakistani writer, translator, and literary critic active in both Urdu and English.
He was also a public health expert and polyglot.
He translated books from English into Urdu, as well as from Sindhi to Urdu and English.
His collections of vernacular Pakistani writers translated in English are considered critical anthologies.
Asif Aslam was born in Karachi in 1959 to Dr Aslam Farrukhi, a Professor of Urdu at Karachi University, and his wife Taj Begum.
He was the elder of two sons.
He published his first book of short stories, using the name Asif Farrukhi, while still a student at Dow University in 1982.
He was educated at St Patrick's High School and D.J. Sindh Government Science College, and then went on to complete his MBBS degree at the Dow University of Health Sciences in 1984.
From 1985 to 1993, Farrukhi worked at the Aga Khan University's Community Health Services department under the supervision of the public health pioneer Prof. John H. Bryant.
From 1988-1989, he completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University.
Asif Aslam is the author of six collections of short stories and two collections of critical essays in Urdu. He was also a prolific translator, from Sindhi and English to Urdu as well as from Urdu and Sindhi to English.
He compiled several English anthologies of writing from Pakistan.
From 1994 to 2014, he was the Health and Nutrition Program Officer with UNICEF, Karachi.
His international and cross-country travels in his professional capacity greatly informed his literary oeuvre.
He also founded the Scheherazade Press in 1999 to showcase new writings in Urdu.
From 2000 to 2020, he was the editor and publisher of the acclaimed Urdu literary journal Dunyazad.
In 2000, he founded the bi-annual literary journal Dunyazad, intended to position new Urdu writing in conversation with global literature in translation.
From 2010 to 2018 Farrukhi was the co-founder and organizer of the Karachi Literature Festival, in collaboration with the Oxford University Press and the British Council.
In 2014, he joined the then newly-founded Habib University as Associate Professor of Urdu and Director of the Arzu Center for Regional Languages & Humanities.
In 2016, he briefly served as Interim Dean of the University's School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
Following creative differences, in 2019, he co-founded the Adab Literature Festival as an alternative literary space.
Farrukhi died suddenly from a cardiac arrest in Karachi on 1 June 2020.
He had been a long-term diabetic.
