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Pakistani poet (1945–2021)

Naseer Turabi (Urdu: نصير ترابی; 15 June 1945 – 10 January 2021)^[1][2] was a Pakistani Urdu language poet.

Playback singerAhmed Rushdi played a significant role in Turabi's success and helped popularize his ghazals.^[3]

Early life and career

Naseer Turabi was born in Hyderabad Deccan on 15 June 1945.^[2] His father, Allama Rasheed Turabi, was a religious scholar.^[4]

Turabi came to Pakistan with his family after the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and settled in Karachi.^[2][3] He finished his basic education in 1962^[2] and received his M.A.

in Mass Communications from University of Karachi in 1968.^[5][3]

Turabi was friends with fellow poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Nasir Kazmi, and Mustufa Zaidi.^[4]

He began writing poetry in 1962. His first collection of poetry, Aks-e-Faryadi, was published in 2000.^[2][1]