Famous Urdu Poetess
Parveen Shakir
Parveen Shakir
Parveen Shakir was an eminent Urdu Poetess in the history of Pakistan. Her
death anniversary has been celebrated on 26th December every year
all over the country.
This beautiful Urdu Poetess was born on November 24, 1952 in Karachi. She
was not only a poetess but also a good teacher and civil servant. She had got
her Master degree in English Literature from the University of Karachi. She had
also remained as a professor at the Karachi University and Trinity college for
nine years before joining the civil services at where she had served in the
customs departments.
In 1986 Parveen Shakir was selected as the second secretary for Central
Board of Revenue (CBR) here in Islamabad. During this she did
her master degree in public administration from Harvard University in 1991 when
she was teaching at Trinity College which was affiliated with USA.
Parveen Shakir had married with Naseer Ali who was a doctor but
unfortunately she was divorced later on by her husband. After that she was
served by her only son named Syed Murad Ali.
Her unique honour was that when she appeared in the Central Superior
Services Examination in 1982, there were also some questions about her poetry
in the Urdu literature paper. Her performance was quite fresh air in Urdu Poetry.
Parveen Shakir is the first woman/person feminine pronoun, which is rarely used in
Urdu poetry even by female poets. Her feminine perspective of live and associated
social problems were her main theme.
Due to her beautiful and excellent performance in her Urdu poetry, she was awarded by the Pride of Performance
by the Govt. of Pakistan later on.
But unfortunately this beautiful poetess (Parveen Shakir) was died by a
car crash in Karachi on 26th December 1994, when she was 42 years
old.
Parveen Shakir was buried in Islamabad H-8 graveyard. Her death anniversary has been celebrated on 26th December every year all over the country, regarding the remembrance by her lovers to offer the excellence tribute for her beautiful & lovely poetry.
Due to her death anniversary, Pakistan Post has issued a commemorative
postage stamp of Rs. 10, to pay excellent tribute for her beautiful poetry all
over the country. 
