Asif Farrukhi

Asif Aslam Farrukhi (Urdu: آصف اسلم فرخی; 16 September 1959 1 June 2020) was a Pakistani writer, translator, and literary critic active in both Urdu and English.

Asif Aslam Farrukhi
آصف اسلم فرخی
Asif Farrukhi at Habib University
Born
Asif Aslam Farrukhi

(1959-09-16)16 September 1959
Died1 June 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 60)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materDow University
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Writer and Physician
Parent(s)Aslam Farrukhi
اسلم فرخی
AwardsPrime Minister's award for literature by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 1997
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2006

He was also a public health expert and polyglot. He translated books from English into Urdu, as well as from Sindhi to Urdu and English. His collections of vernacular Pakistani writers translated in English are considered critical anthologies. From 2000 to 2020, he was the editor and publisher of the acclaimed Urdu literary journal Dunyazad.

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