Fakhar Zaman (poet)
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Fakhar Zaman (Urdu: فخر زمان) was the chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters from 11 May 2008 to 12 March 2012, when Abdul Hameed replaced him as the next appointed chairman of the body. A leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the chairman of the World Punjabi Congress, he has also been playing a notable role in politics to achieve his sociopolitical ideals. Fakhar Zaman has been a Minister in Benazir Bhutto’s government, a senator and two-time Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters. Presently he is the Chairman of World Punjabi Congress and International Sufi Council.
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Millennium Award
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Hilal-e-Imtiaz-2008
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Shiromani Sahitik Award
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Sitara-e-Imtiaz-1994
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Fakhar Zaman
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Fakhar Zaman addressing press conference on the eve of International Conference of Writers, Artists and Intellectuals in Islamabad, Pakistan
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Pakistani
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The Prisoner, The Lost Seven, Deadman's Tale, The Alien Bewafa, The Low Born
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Ex-chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters
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Fakhar Zaman (Urdu: فخر زمان) was the chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters from 11 May 2008 to 12 March 2012, when Abdul Hameed replaced him as the next appointed chairman of the body. A leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the chairman of the World Punjabi Congress, he has also been playing a notable role in politics to achieve his sociopolitical ideals. He is a celebrated Pakistani writer who is author of 40 books in Punjabi, Urdu and English. His Punjabi novels and poetry have been translated into several major languages of the world and are taught at post-graduate level in different countries for students seeking PhD and M.Phil degrees. Thesis have been written on his Punjabi writings in India. Five of his Punjabi books including his modern classic novel "Bandiwan" (The Prisoner), were banned, forcibly lifted from book stores and burned publicly by the military government in 1978 and after a long drawn litigation, the ban was lifted after 18 years. He has received several international and national awards including the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz awards by the Pakistan government, Shiromani Sahitak Award from the Indian government and the Millennium Award for Best Punjabi Novelist of the 20th century. Fakhar Zaman has been a Minister in Benazir Bhutto’s government, a senator and two-time Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters. Presently he is the Chairman of World Punjabi Congress and International Sufi Council.
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