Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, (born Ali Mohammad Qureshi, 1939 – 1996) known by his pen name Shahbaz, was a

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-language revolutionary poet, satirist, humanist, philanthropist, calligrapher, and teacher. His literary work revolved around the

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Early life

Born on 1 May 1939 at his ancestral resident Mawer (

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), a village in

Handwara Handwara is a sub-district and a town in Kupwara district of Kashmir. It was known as Uttar Machipora until the division of Baramulla district in the 1980s resulting in the formation of two new districts: Kupwara and Bandipora. It is located on ...

town of North Kashmir's Kupwara district. He had his primary school education from Islamia Model School, Qalamabad and completed high school at Handwara. He has done masters in the Kashmiri language.

Personal life

Shahbaz was a teacher by profession and was appointed as the ''Principal of Govt. Higher Secondary School Handwara'' until his death. His father, Gh Mohammad Quershi was a cleric, who died when Shahbaz was in teens. Shahbaz turned to poetry at a very tender age. He was tremendously influenced by his teacher Shahlal Bahar. Bahar was the Vice President of

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, member cultural academy Srinagar and

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, New Delhi.

His poetry in music field

Well known Kashmiri singers have sung most of Shahbaz's gazals and one of the most famous among them, the one that is broadcast on Radio Kashmir almost every morning: His poetry have been sung at national level by singer Noor Mohammad titled "Janaan" (11 November 2020) and "Baliye" (9 April 2021) which have been released by

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at the Online Video Platform YouTube.

Death

Shahbaz was shot dead by an unidentified gunmen on 4 July 1996 at his native village Shathgund Langate. An award is named in his honour.

Bibliography

* Ali Mohammad Shahbaz (Monograph on the Kashmiri Poet), Enayat Gul

References

{{reflist Kashmiri poets Indian male poets Kashmiri Muslims People from Kupwara district Poets from Jammu and Kashmir 19th-century poets 19th-century Indian male writers 1996 deaths 1939 births Writers from Jammu and Kashmir