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Jamiluddin Aali

Jamiluddin Aali
Native name جمیل الدین عالی
Born Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmad Khan
(1925-01-20)20 January 1925
New Dehli, India
Died 23 November 2015(2015-11-23) (aged 90)
Karachi, Pakistan
Cause of death Heart attack
Resting place Bizerta Lines, Karachi
Nationality Pakistani
Alma mater Anglo Arabic College
University of Karachi
Occupation
Spouse(s) Tayaba Bano (m.1944)
Children 5 (3 sons 2 daughters)
Parent(s)
  • Ameeruddin Ahmed Khan (Father)
  • Syeda Jamila Baigum (Mother)

Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmed Khan (Urdu: نوابزادہ مرزا جمیل الدین احمد خان‎) (20 January 1925 – 23 November 2015) better known as Jamiluddin Aali PP, HI or Aaliji was a Pakistani poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.

Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmad Khan was born to a literary family in Delhi, India on 20 January 1925. His father Amiruddin Ahmed Khan was Nawab of Loharu and his mother Syeda Jamila Baigum was direct descendant of Khwaja Mir Dard and was the fourth wife of Amiruddin Khan. Aali earned a BA in Economics from Anglo Arabic College, Delhi in 1944. In 1947 after the partition of India, Aali migrated to Karachi, Pakistan with his family and started his career as an assistant in the Ministry of Commerce. In 1951, Aali passed CSS examination and joined Pakistan Taxation Service. He was also Officer on Special Duty at President House from 1959 to 1963. Aali joined the National Bank of Pakistan in 1967 and remained its vice president until his retirement in 1988. In 1971 he obtained an FEL and LLB degrees from University of Karachi. Aali was also former member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and was compelled to contest the 1977 National Assembly elections from NA-191, but lost to Munawwar Hasan of Jamaat-e-Islami. In 1997, Aali was elected as the member of the Senate for a six-year term with support of Muttahida Qaumi Movement. Aali wrote many books as well as songs. He wrote the song "Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan" during 1965 Indo-Pak war which became popular. The song was sung by Shahnaz Begum and was released on August 14, 1971. In International Women's Year (1976), he wrote the song "Hum Maain, Hum Behnain, Hum Baitiyan". Aali also wrote a song "Jo Nam Wohi Pehchan, Pakistan" at the request of for Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1986. He was also writer of the song "Mera Inam Pakistan" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.http://saadatsaeed.com/DOC/Jamil.html


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