Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram

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Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram
Qurratulain Haider

Syed Sajjad Haider "Yaldram" (1880 – 1943) was an Urdu short story writer, travel writer, translator, linguist, essayist, and humorist from

British India.[1][2]

Life

He was born at

Uttar Pradesh state, India. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University in 1901. He served in government services for 3 years in Baghdad
where he learned Turkish language. He also worked in Aligarh University. He traveled to many Muslim countries. Quratulain Hyder writes that he was sent by the British government to support the Young Turks movement in Turkey against the Ottoman Rule.

References

  1. ^ Naẓīr Ṣiddīqī (1994). Reflections on Life and Literature.
  2. ^ Front Cover Khālid Ḥasan (1970). The Crocodiles are Here to Swim.

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