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Rafat (surname)
Rafat is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Taufiq Rafat Taufiq Rafat (25 October 1927 – 2 August 1998), was a Pakistani author and poet. His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature. Rafat conducted ..., Pakistani poet * Payan Rafat, Iranian footballer and coach * Darius Rafat, Canadian music producer, composer, bandleader, music agent, and entrepreneur * Taqi Rafat, Iranian poet, playwright, critic, and journalist See also * Rifat {{surname, Rafat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taufiq Rafat
Taufiq Rafat (25 October 1927 – 2 August 1998), was a Pakistani author and poet. His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature. Rafat conducted poetry workshops, which influenced many younger poets. After surviving a stroke in 1984, he wrote no more.He died fourteen years later in 1998 at the age of 71 in Lahore. Examples of Poems written by him ''Children Understand Him'' Here the poet realizes the life of Old Man. A young grandfather of three grandchildren(2 sons, 1 daughter) of his son. The metaphor here is used 'Otherwise he is a Dry Stream Bed' which means once his(old man/grandfather) life ran like a river or stream and now it is dry. It means when he was young, he used to live like other young man. Further is written 'Living on Memories' which means He is now living on memories. And further it is written that 'And the hospitality Now given, revoked Of his sons and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payan Rafat
Payan Rafat ( fa, پایان رأفت, born September 9, 1970 in Astara, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer and current coach. He served his golden days in Persepolis. His style of play was similar to Iranian football legend Ali Daei. He is considered one of the most memorable players in history of Tehran derby, the rivalry between Persepolis and Esteghlal; as he received a punch from rival goalkeeper Parviz Boroumand in the famous derby played in 2000. Club career After playing 6 seasons in Malavan, he joined Persepolis. He later left for a half season at the UAE League's Hatta Club Hatta Club is a sports club based in Hatta in the Emirate of Dubai, UAE, founded in 1981. It is most widely known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the UAE Pro League. Current squad ''As of UAE First Division Leagu ...; and returned to Persepolis in 2002. Club Career Statistics References External linksVideo of Boroumand–Rafat Conflict in Tehran Derby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Rafat
Darius Justin Rafat (born 13 December 1977) is a Canadian music producer, composer, bandleader, music agent and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the music agency and production firm Fat Music London. Early life Rafat was born 13 December 1977 to Judy Rafat a Canadian jazz singer and Prof. Dr. Godrat (Nodi) Rafat, a Persian scientist and geology professor. In early childhood he played the piano and drums, and started composing his first pieces. He co-produced his mother's album ''Con Alma'' in New York in 1997 which featured legendary jazz musicians Paquito D'Riviera, Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid, Claudio Roditi, Frank Wess and Ignacio Berroa. Career At the age of twenty, he signed with Polygram Music Publishing in Hamburg, Germany. In 2001 he composed and produced the title theme for the German Saturday evening show Verstehen Sie Spaß? hosted by Frank Elstner, which made him become the youngest composer for a Saturday night show in German television, age 23. Shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taqi Rafat
Mirza Taghi Khan Raf'at ( fa, میرزا تقی خان رفعت; ) was the son of Agha Mohammad Tabrizi. He was educated in Istanbul and during World War I returned to Tabriz to teach French in high school. He was a modernist poet who wrote in Turkish and French as well as Persian. Politically, he was a follower of Mohammad Khiabani, and edited the latter's newspaper, ''Tajaddod'' ("Modernity"), an organ of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, as well as the magazine ''Azadistan Azadistan ( fa, آزادستان, Āzādestān, lit=The Land of Freedom), was a short-lived state in Iranian Azerbaijan that lasted from the early 1920 until September 1920. It was established by Mohammad Khiabani, an Iranian patriot, who was a ...''. When Khiabani's movement was violently crushed, Rafat committed suicide in a small village near Tabriz. His arguments with Malek-osh-Sho'arā Bahār (Persian: ), a traditionalist poet and the chief of all poets of Iran (a high conceptual title given to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
