The 24th death anniversary of renowned poet Syed Zameer Jafri is being observed on Friday.
Zameer Jafri was born on January 1, 1916 in Jhelum. He was a Pakistani poet.
He became famous for his Urdu humorous poetry and also wrote humorous columns in the newspapers and periodicals.
He had published 78 books of poetry and prose, written in Urdu, Punjabi, and English representing a varied range of creative works.
Jafri has had great influence on Urdu poetry, and has focused on themes of peace and love for mankind
Professional Life As an Army Officer
Jafri was posted to the Far East where he continued to serve in the Education Corps of Pakistan Army and participated in the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947–1948 and 1965.
He retired from the Army as a Major in 1965 and was appointed the first Director Public Relations of Capital Development Authority – a body formed to look after the development of Pakistan’s newly announced capital at Islamabad.
Jafri remained at this post for over fifteen years and had the honor of naming the roads and residential/commercial sectors of the new capital.
Thereafter, he served on contract assignments as Deputy Director-General of Pakistan National Centre in the Ministry of Information, as Advisor to the Chief Commissioner Afghan Refugees and lastly as Chief Editor in the Academy of Letters.
He was father of late general Ehtisham Zamir, the former head of ISI’s political cell.
He died on this day in 1999.
