Himayat Ali Shair

Himayat Ali Shair
Born	14 July 1926 Aurangabad, British India
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	poet, film song writer

Himayat Ali Shair (حمایت علی شاعر) is an Urdu poet, writer, film songwriter, actor and radio drama artist from Pakistan. He received the 2002 Pride of Performance Award for his literary services in Urdu literature from the president of Pakistan. He also received 2 Nigar Awards in 1962 and 1963 for 'Best Song Lyricist' for the Pakistani films "Aanchal" and "Daman".

Shair was born in Aurangabad, British India on 14 July 1926. His mother died when he was three years old. At a very young age, he was exposed to the leading leftist writers of that time.

Shair worked for All India Radio before migrating to Pakistan in 1951 to begin his career with Radio Pakistan in Karachi. His first poetry book "Aag Main Phool" was published in 1956 and received the Presidential Award in 1958. Later, he started his successful career as a lyricist, receiving Nigar Awards for the films- Aanchal (1962 film) and Daaman (1963 film) respectively. In 1966, Shair produced and directed "Lori" (Lullaby) starring Muhammad Ali, Zeba and Santosh Kumar. The movie completed its Golden Jubilee after playing for 52 weeks in Karachi.

Shair wrote the first few evergreen songs in the cinema of Pakistan. Some of the songs include Na Chura Sakogay Daaman,Jaag Utha Hai Sara Watan,Khudawanda Yeh Kaisi Aag [1], Jab Raat Dhali, Har Qadam Per Nit Naye Sanchay Main Dhal Jatay Hain Log [2], Tujh Ko Maloom Naheen and many others.

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