Waheed Akhtar

Syed Waheed Akhtar
Waheed Akhtar
TitleSyed
Personal life
Born(1934-08-12)12 August 1934
Died13 December 1996(1996-12-13) (aged 62)
NationalityIndian
EraContemporary
RegionIndia
Main interest(s)Sufism Islamic philosophy philosophy
Notable work(s)Paththaron Ka Mughanni, Shab Ka Razmiyah, Zanjeer ka Naghma, Karbala Ta Karbala, Early Imamiyah Shia Thinkers, etc
OccupationUrdu poet and Muslim philosopher
Signature
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Writing career
GenresGhazal Nazm Marsiyah Hijv

Syed Waheed Akhtar (12 August 1934, in Aurangabad (Deccan) – 13 December 1996) was an Urdu poet, writer, critic, orator, and a Muslim scholar and philosopher.