Wazir Agha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wazir Agha

Urdu linguist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1922

Place of Birth: Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 08-Sep-2010

Profession: poet, literary critic

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Wazir Agha (Urdu: ???? ??? ?) was a Pakistani Urdu language writer, poet, critic and essayist.
He has written many poetry and prose books.
He was also editor and publisher of the literary magazine "Auraq" for many decades.
He introduced many theories in Urdu literature.
His most famous work is on Urdu humour.
His books focus on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written more poems instead of ghazals.
Agha's poems have mostly an element of story.Agha has received Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his best contributions to Urdu literature.
He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize.