Pakistani playwright and fiction writer (1935–2019)
Enver Sajjad
Born Anwar Sajjad(1935-05-27 ) 27 May 1935
Anwar Sajjad , more commonly known as Enver Sajjad (27 May 1935 – 6 June 2019) was a Pakistani playwright and fiction writer. Because he was a novelist, playwright, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, columnist, painter, dancer and physician,[1] he has been described as a polymath .[2] [3]
Early life and career
He was born in 1935 in Lahore . Sajjad completed his higher studies in medicine from King Edward Medical College before heading out to the University of Liverpool for a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.[4] He was a medical doctor by profession.[5]
He began to write in the 1950s, when he was still a teenager.[6]
Anwar Sajjad was also a
Pakistan Arts Council, Lahore in the past.
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Anwar Sajjad had also worked for, before his death, the National Academy of Performing Arts . He quit this job due to his illness and other personal reasons.[4]
In the early days of television, after its introduction in Pakistan in 1964, it was the Pakistani television pioneer Aslam Azhar who persuaded writers like Ashfaq Ahmed , Bano Qudsia and Anwar Sajjad to write for television.[7]
Work
His notable works of published fiction include:
Chauraha[4]
Janam Roop
Khushiyon Ka Baagh[4]
Neeli Notebook[4]
He wrote a number of plays for Pakistani television including:
Picnic
Raat ka Pichla Pehar[4]
Koyal
Yeh Zameen Meri Hai[4]
He also wrote and directed Theatre Plays
Aik Thi Malika
Khatra e Jan
Meri Jan
Faslay
Awards and recognition
Death
Anwar Sajjad died on 6 June 2019 at Lahore, Pakistan at age 84. Among the survivors are his wife and a daughter.[5] [4]
References
^ Editorial (8 June 2019), "Dr Enver Sajjad" , The Express Tribune . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ Xari Jalil (8 June 2019), "Eminent writer, actor Enver Sajjad passes away" , Dawn News . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "Why Enver Sajjad Was Happy Not to Be the 'Best'" , The Wire . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ a b c d e f g h i Renowned playwright Enver Sajjad passes away in Lahore The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 6 June 2019, Retrieved 7 June 2019
^ a b c Faizan Hashmi (7 June 2019). "Funeral Prayers For Anwar Sajjad offered" . urdupoint.com website . Retrieved 7 June 2019 .
^ Dr Naazir Mahmood (15 June 2018), "The art of Enver Sajjad" , The News International . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ Aslam Azhar – a hard but happy life Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 January 2011, Retrieved 7 June 2019
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