WRITER

Parveen Shakir

1952 - 1994

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Parveen Shakir (pronounced [ˈpəɾʋiːn ʃɑːkɪɾ]; 24 November 1952 – 26 December 1994) was a Pakistani poet and civil servant of the government of Pakistan. She is best known for her poems, which brought a distinctive feminine voice to Urdu literature. Since her death in a road accident at a young age, the "Parveen Shakir Urdu Literature Festival" has been held every year in Islamabad in her memoriam. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Parveen Shakir is the 5,954th most popular writer (up from 6,615th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 134th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Pakistani Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Parveen Shakir ranks 5,954 out of 7,302. Before her are Judy Blume, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Phil Donahue, Iris Chang, Anna J. Cooper, and Maria Janion. After her are Albert Sánchez Piñol, Kåre Holt, Roger Foulon, Florian Zeller, John Gardner, and W. S. Merwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Parveen Shakir ranks 540. Before her are Cheick Modibo Diarra, Ricardo Tormo, Uri Ariel, Joe Lovano, Peter Zoller, and Veerappan. After her are Joseph Urusemal, Wendy Turnbull, Maura Tombelli, Barbara Hendricks, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and John Kasich. Among people deceased in 1994, Parveen Shakir ranks 316. Before her are Edward Kienholz, Christopher Lasch, Numa Andoire, Carol Yager, Dan Hartman, and Dolly Haas. After her are Aleksandr Chakovsky, Rolf Jacobsen, Arati Saha, Julian Symons, Stephen McNally, and Jimmy Miller.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Parveen Shakir ranks 109 out of 217. Before her are Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (1973), Valerian Gracias (1900), Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950), Asma Jahangir (1952), Bhisham Sahni (1915), and Manorama (1926). After her are Balraj Sahni (1913), Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), Ali Zafar (1980), Qandeel Baloch (1990), Iqbal Masih (1983), and Noor Jehan (1926).

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Among WRITERS In Pakistan

Among writers born in Pakistan, Parveen Shakir ranks 14. Before her are Tariq Ali (1943), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Bulleh Shah (1680), and Bhisham Sahni (1915). After her are Asma Barlas (1950), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), Khushwant Singh (1915), Hamid Mir (1966), Kamila Shamsie (1973), and Mohsin Hamid (1971).

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