Iftikhar Arif, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Iftikhar Arif

Urdu poet

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1943

Place of Birth: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Profession: poet, linguist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Iftikhar Hussain Arif (Urdu: ?????? ???? ?????; born 21 March 1944), commonly known as Iftikhar Arif, is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan.
His style is romantic Urdu poetry.
He has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority.
He has received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Presidential Pride of Performance awards, which are the highest literary awards given by the Government of Pakistan.