Abdul Ahad Azad (Urdu; عُبد الاحد آزاد) (1903–1948) was one of the well known Kashmiri poet of his era. He was one of the pioneers of the modernist movement. Azad is often referred to as John Keats of Kashmir. Both Keats and Azad wrote modernist poems and both died in early forties.He was belonging to the famous Dar tribe of Kashmir. His father name was Sultan Dar."Kuleat e Azad" and "Haraam e Saba" are the famous books of Azad.