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Muztar Khairabadi
BornIftikhar Hussain
1865 (1865)
Khairabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died27 March 1927(1927-03-27) (aged 64–65)
Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India
OccupationPoet
LanguageUrdu
ChildrenJan Nisar Akhtar
RelativesFazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (grandfather)
Javed Akhtar (grandson)
Salman Akhtar (grandson)
Uneza Akhtar (granddaughter)
Albina Akhtar (granddaughter)
Shahid Akhtar (grandson)

Iftikhar Hussain (1865 – 27 March 1927), known by his pen name Muztar Khairabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet.[1][2]

Biography

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Khairabadi was born in 1865 in Khairabad.[3] He was the grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who was also a poet, philosopher, religious scholar, Arabist, Persian and Urdu writer and freedom fighter. Khairabadi's first mentor was his mother.[4] He spent his life in Khairabad, Tonk, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal and Rampur.

He received the titles Eitbar-ul-Mulk, and Iftikhar-ul-Shaura.[4] He died in 1927 in Gwalior, and is buried there.[4]

He was the father of poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar and grandfather of Javed Akhtar and Salman Akhtar.[5][4] His great grandchildren include Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, and Kabir Akhtar.[5] According to music expert Rajesh Subramanian the famous iconic poem and song sung by Mohammed Rafi in Lal Quila 1960 Na kisi ki ankh ka noor hoon by penned by Muztar and not by Bahadur Shah Zafar as commonly perceived and credited. Khairabadi wrote poetry books. He also published a literary magazine entitled Karishama-e-Dilbar.[4]

Khairabadi died on 27 March 1927 in Gwalior.[3]

Bibliography

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His works include:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Incorrect verses". The Tribune India.com. 2 January 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  • ^ "A vein of grief". The Hindu. 23 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  • ^ a b Mohammad Shamsul Haq, Paimana-e-Ghazal, vol. 1, pg 241
  • ^ a b c d e f "Muztar Khairabadi: Grand father of noted lyricist Jawed Akhtar". rekhta.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  • ^ a b "Muztar Khairabadi". Sher-o-Sukhan. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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