Sabir Zafar

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Sabir Zafar
Born (1949-09-12) 12 September 1949 (age 75)
Kahuta, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan
OccupationLeading poet and lyricist in Pakistan, wrote songs for many Pakistani films, singers such as Nazia Hasan, Sajjad Ali, Ali Azmat and his band Junoon, as well as many successful TV drama serials
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
Notable worksHai Jazba Junoon Tau Himmat Na Haar written for the 1996 Cricket World Cup - Sung by Junoon band
Notable awards Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the Government of Pakistan in 2010
PTV Award (Pakistan Television Corporation Award) for 'Best Lyricist' in 2002

Sabir Zafar (born 12 September 1949) is a leading poet and song lyricist in Pakistan.

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He has written songs for many Pakistani films, and pop singers, such as Nazia Hasan, Sajjad Ali, Ali Azmat and his band Junoon, as well as many successful TV drama serials. [1]

He was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the Government of Pakistan in 2010. [2] [1]

Early life and career

Sabir Zafar was born as Muzaffar Ahmed in Kahuta, Rawalpindi District on 12 September 1949 to a school teacher. [3] [2] [1]

Sabir Zafar worked with the Press Information Department of the Government of Sindh. [1] He started writing poetry in 1968. He thinks that he should stay in touch with reality and his poetry should also be based on real-life issues and problems of daily life. [2]

Sabir Zafar believes Sufism mellows a person and makes him tolerant of other peoples' views. [2] He told a leading newspaper of Pakistan, when he was asked if it was necessary for a poet to live in a world of fantasies:

"There exists no such world. The only world we have is this real world, or the hereafter. People who live in the world of fantasies, in fact live in a fool's paradise. I am very much in touch with reality and highlight the problems and issues of daily life in my poetry too". [1]

Songs

Junoon (band)

Albums

Television

Sabir Zafar has penned the lyrics to the following title songs:

Bollywood Films

Other songs

Books

Awards and recognition

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "List of civil award winners (see Sabir Zafar's award info under the title 'Tamgha-i-Imtiaz')". Dawn newspaper. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Naseer Ahmad (10 July 2008). "Sufism and politics have the same goals — Sabir Zafar". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. Profile of Sabir Zafar on rekhta.org website Retrieved 18 April 2019
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  5. MTV Pakistan music awards to be held in May Dawn (newspaper), Published 10 May 2009, Retrieved 20 April 2019