Sibte Hassan

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Syed Sibt-e-Hasan (Urdu: سید سبط حسن) (b. 1916 - d. 1986) was an eminent scholar, journlist and activist of Pakistan. He is regarded as the pioneer of Socialism and Marxism in Pakistan, as well as the moving spirit behind Progressive Writers Association.

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Sibte Hasan was born on July 31, 1916 in Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh, India. He graduated from Aligarh University. For higher studies he went to Columbia University, USA. In 1942, Sibte Hasan joined All India Cummunist Party. After partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan. He also served as editors of noted journals including; Naya Adab and Lail-o-Nehar. He died of heart attack on April 20, 1986 in New Delhi while returning from a conference in India. He was buried in Karachi.