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Wazir Agha was born on 18 May, 1922 in Wazir Kot Sargodha district, British India, is a Pakistani Urdu linguist (1922–2010). Discover Wazir Agha'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 88 years old?
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Urdu poet
writer
essayist
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88 years old |
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Taurus |
| Born |
18 May, 1922 |
| Birthday |
18 May |
| Birthplace |
Wazir Kot Sargodha district, British India |
| Date of death |
8 September, 2010 |
| Died Place |
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
India
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Wazir Agha Height, Weight & Measurements
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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.
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Wazir Agha Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Wazir Agha worth at the age of 88 years old? Wazir Agha’s income source is mostly from being a successful poet. He is from India. We have estimated Wazir Agha's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Wazir Agha was a Pakistani Urdu language writer, poet, critic and essayist.
He has written many poetry and prose books.
He was also the editor and publisher of the literary magazine "Auraq" for many decades.
He introduced many theories in Urdu literature.
His most famous work is on Urdu humor.
His books focus on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written more poems instead of ghazals.
Agha's poems have mostly an element of the story.
Agha has received Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his best contributions to Urdu literature.
He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize.
Agha was born on 18 May 1922 in the village Wazir Kot in the Sargodha district.
His father was a businessman who dealt in horses from the Persian-speaking Qizilbash family.
Wazir's father obtained 750 acre of land from the British government in the Sargodha district.
Agha learned Persian from his father, Punjabi from his mother.
During his school years, he developed a strong fondness for Urdu ghazals and started composing poetry on his own.
He graduated from Government College, Jhang and later received his master's degree in economics from Government College, Lahore.
In 1944, he came across Salahuddin Ahmad who was the editor of the famous monthly magazine, Adabi Duniya.
He encouraged Wazir Agha to write.
He was asked to contribute by writing essays on topics uncommon in Urdu Literature of that time, such as economics, philosophy, psychology.
In 1953, his work on "In search of happiness" was compiled as a book that opened a formal paradigm of research in Urdu literature.
He gained his PhD from the University of Punjab in 1956 for his research on humor and satire in Urdu Literature.
From 1960 to 1963, he acted as a co-editor of Adabi Duniya and from 1965 onwards, he remained editor of monthly Auraq for many decades.
He established himself as a critic.
The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has published a book on Agha's life and work as part of its publishing project, "Makers of Pakistani Literature".
He was also Life Fellow of PAL since 1995.
He also wrote an autobiography Shaam Ki Mundair Sey.
Wazir Agha died on 8 September 2010 in Lahore.
He was buried in his native village, Wazirkot, near Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Agha was the editor of the college magazine Chanab in Government College, Jhang.
