Khwaja Ghulam Farid

Khwaja Ghulam Farid (also romanized as Fareed; c.1841 – 24 July 1901) was a 19th-century Punjabi poet. He belonged to the Chishti Order and was a mystic from Bahawalpur, Punjab during the British Raj. He was originally from Thatta, Sindh. A contemporary of Mast Tawakali and Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, he penned resistance through poetry against the British colonial rule.

Khwaja Ghulam Farid
خواجہ غُلام فرید
Bornc. 1841 (2024-04-15UTC15:41)
Chachran, Bahawalpur, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died24 July 1901 (1901-07-25) (aged 60)
Chachran, Bahawalpur, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Resting placeMithankot, Punjab, Pakistan
Notable workDiwan-e-Farid
Manaqab-e-Mehboobia
Fawaid Faridia
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