Fakhar Zaman
| Fakhar Zaman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Fakhar Zaman Gujrat |
| Occupation | Ex-Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Poet, Play write, Novelist |
| Notable works | THE PRISONER (A NOVEL), THE LOST SEVEN (A NOVEL), Deadman's Tale (A Novel), THE ALIEN BEWATNA ( Novel), THE LOW BORN (A Novel) |
| Notable awards |
Sitara-e-Imtiaz Millennium Award Hilal-e-Imtiaz Shiromani Sahitik Award |
| Website | |
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Pakistan Academy of Letters World Punjabi Congress | |
Fakhar Zaman is the chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.[1] A leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the chairman of the World Punjabi Congress,[2] he has also been playing a notable role in politics to achieve his socio-political ideals.
Qualification
- B.A. (Hons),
- M.A.,
- LLB,
- D.I.A.,
- D.S.W.P.,
- Certificate in Public International Law (The Netherlands).
Books
Five of his Punjabi books were proscribed by Martial Law regime in 1978. Ban was lifted by Lahore High Court in 1996 i.e. after 18-years, a solitary case in the history of world literature. His books are taught at postgraduate level in many Universities of the world. A number of PhD & M.Phil. theses have been written on his Punjabi writings. He has been editing and publishing an English monthly “Voice” Urdu monthly “Bazgasht”, Punjabi weekly “Wangaar”, all of them were banned by Military regime.
His writings especially Punjabi Novels & Poetry have been translated into various languages of the world. Plays based on his Novels have been staged and televised in Pakistan & India.
“Urdu”
- Zahraab (Poetry) 1978.
- Rastey Kee Dhool (Poetry) 1977
- Deewarein (T.V. Plays) 1987
- Gardish Mein Paaon (Travelogue) 1986
- Kaladum Tehrerein (Translations) 2004
- Punjab, Punjabi, Punjabiat (History) 2005
- Toon Kay Mein (Novel – translated from Punjabi) 1969
“Punjabi”
- Chirian Da Chamba (Radio Plays) 1971
- Wan Da Boota (Radio Plays) 1972
- Kanso Wailey Dee (Poetry) (Also translated into English) 1973
- Wangaar (Poetry) (Also translated into English) 1974
- Sat Gawachay Lok (Novel) 1977
- Ik Marey Bandey Di Kahani (Novel) 1984
- Bandiwan (Novel) 1987
- Bewatna (Novel) 1996
- Kamzat (Novel) 2003
- Zwal Di Ghari (Poetry) 2004
- Toon Key Mein (Novel) 2005
- Fakhar Zaman – A biography 2005
- Punjab, Punjabi Tey Punjabiat 1970
“English”
- Pakistani Writers (An Empirical Study)
- Bhutto, The Political Thinker
- Prisoner (Novel) – translated from Punjabi - 2005
- Deadman’s Tale (Novel) – translated from Punjabi
- The Lost Seven (Novel) – translated from Punjabi
- The Alien (Novel) – translated from Punjabi
- Low Born (Novel) – translated from Punjabi
- Outcast (Novel) – translated from Punjabi
- Portrait of a Prime Minister – Z.A. Bhutto (Compiler)
- Profile of a Leader – Benazir Bhutto (Compiler)
- Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto – Glimpses from the Jail File
- You or I (Novel) – translated from Punjabi – 2005
Awards
- Has been awarded many International Awards on his writings. He was awarded prestigious “Sitara-i-Imtiaz” for Literature by the Government of Pakistan in 1994.
- Was awarded “Millennium Award” for the best Punjabi Novelist of the 20th century by prestigious Literary and Cultural Organizations in Pakistan & India.
- Was awarded “Hilal-i-Imtiaz” by the Government of Pakistan in 2008
- Was awarded “Shiromani Sahitik Award” by the Indian Government (East Punjab) 2008. This is the first award ever given to any Pakistani so far.
Job experience
- Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad –Pakistan.
- Federal Minister – Chairman, National Commission on History & Culture and Pakistan Academy of Letters (1994–96).
- Chief Editor, literary quarterly “Adabiyat” and “Pakistani Literature” from 1994 to 1996.
- Chairman, World Punjabi Congress.
- Member, Senate of Pakistan (1977).
- President, Pakistan Peoples Party, Punjab (1989–92)
- President (Cultural Wing), Pakistan Peoples Party.
- President, Policy Planning Committee (PB) Pakistan Peoples Party.
- Member, Federal Council Pakistan Peoples Party.
- Chairman, Pakistan Democratic Writer’s Convention.
- Chairman, Pakistan National Committee for World Cultural Decade (UNESCO).
- Political Adviser to Begum Nusrat Bhutto (1973–77).
- Chairman of the Academic Council of the International Institute of Central Asian Studies, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (1995–96).
- Chairman of the International Congress of Writers, Artists and Intellectuals (ICWAI).