| Maulana Zafar Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1873 Sialkot, Punjab Pakistan |
| Died | 1956 Lahore, Punjab Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet, Journalist |
Maulana Zafar Ali Khan (Urdu: مولانا ظفر علی خان) (1956–1873), was a writer, poet, and journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement. He was born at Kot Mehrath, Sialkot during the time the area became part of British India. He belonged to Janjua family. He also played a role in the freedom movement against the British government in India. He received his early education in Mission High School, Wazirabad, Gujranwala District[1] then he went to Aligarh Muslim University, and graduated from there.
After graduation he was appointed secretary to Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk who was then in Bombay. Then he worked for some time as a translator in Hyderabad, Deccan, rising to the post of Secretary, Home Department. He returned from Hyderabad and launched his daily Zamindar from Lahore which was founded by his father Maulvi Sirajuddin Ahmad.
Most of Maulana's life was spent in politics.He was against the muslim political party of India Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam and their leader's Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari , Chaudhry Afzal Haq .He was a great poet, an orator, an essayist of exceptional merit and a journalist. His interest in poetry began in his childhood and his poems were full of religious and political sentiments. He was specially versed in impromptu compositions. His poetical output has been published in "Baharistan", "Nigaristan", and "Chamanistan". His other works are "Marka-e-Mazhab-o-Science", "Ghalba-e-Rum", "Sayr-e-Zulmet" and an opera "Jang-e-Roos-o-Japan". He was a devotee of Islam and of the Muhammad. His remains lie in Karamabad, Wazirabad.