Atta Shad
Mohammad Ishaq PP, popularly known as Atta Shad (Balochi, Urdu: عطا شاد , born 1 November 1939 – 13 February 1997), was a Pakistani poet, critic, playwright, researcher and intellectual. He wrote poems in Urdu and later in Balochi language. Shad is considered the architect of modern symbolic Balochi poetry. He was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance in 1983, by the Government of Pakistan.
Atta Shad PP عطا شاد | |
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| Born | Mohammad Ishaq 1 November 1939 Singani Sar, Kech, Balochistan, British India (present-day Balochistan, Pakistan) |
| Died | 13 February 1997 (aged 57) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet and Literary Critic |
| Language | Balochi Urdu English Persian |
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| Notable works | Rochgir - روچ گر Shap Sahar Andeem - شپ سہار اندیم Barpaag - برپاگ |
| Notable awards | Presidential Pride of Performance Award 1983 Fellowship: International Training Institute Sydney, Australia |
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