Ashfaq Hussain
| Ashfaq Hussain (Urdu: اشفاق حسین زیدی ) | |
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| Born | Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi 1 January 1951 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Urdu poet tv producer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | M.A. Urdu Literature |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
| Genre | Ghazal/Nazm |
| Notable works |
Aitabar Ham Ajnabi Hain That Day Will Dawn |
| Notable awards | Presidential Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan (announced 14 August 2010, awarded 23 March 2011) |
| Spouse | Narjis Zaidi (1980 – present) |
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Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born 1 January 1951) is a leading modern Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered by many as the foremost expert on the life and works of great Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz,Ahmad Faraz and also on Progressive Writers Movement. For his contributions to Urdu literature, Hussain was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance from the government of Pakistan.
Ashfaq Hussain was born in a lower middle class family in Karachi, Pakistan on 1 January 1951. The eldest son of eight siblings, he lost his mother at the age of 13. He struggled throughout his academic years by working various part-time jobs. He earned his master's degree in Urdu Literature from the University of Karachi in 1974. Hussain was elected Vice-President of the Students Union of Urdu Department in 1973. He then spent one year as lecturer at Government Degree Science College, Karachi. Before migrating to Canada, Hussain was working as a Programme Officer at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi.
Ashfaq Hussain migrated to Canada in March 1980 and currently resides in Brampton, a suburb of Toronto. He initially started his business in Travel and Tourism industry. Hussain founded the Writers Forum of Pakistani Canadians in 1982 and was subsequently elected President of the organisation. He then established U.I. Publishers, through which he edited and published the quarterly Urdu journal, "Urdu International Canada" until 1988. Hussain was also seen on Asian Horizons, the precursor to Asian Television Network, dating back to 1980.
Ashfaq Hussain started hosting an Urdu program on Asian Horizons in 1980. After initially working part-time, Hussain joined Asian Television Network full-time when ATN beame a 24 channel in 1997. He currently serves as an Associated Producer at Asian Television Network, Newmarket. He is regularly hosting the following TV shows: Urdu Rang, Asian Horizon and Asian Digest.
Amongst the thousands of celeberities whom Hussain has interviewed since the 1980s, notable includes:
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