# Obaidullah Aleem

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**Obaidullah Aleem** (, 12 June 1939 – 18 May 1998) was a Pakistani poet of [Urdu](/source/Urdu) language.

## Life

Aleem was born in 1939 in [Bhopal](/source/Bhopal), [British India](/source/Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India).[1] He received an MA in Urdu from the [University of Karachi](/source/University_of_Karachi) and began working as a radio and television producer until 1967.[1]

In 1974, his first book of poetry *Chand Chehra Sitara Ankhhen* was published.[1] He was senior producer at Karachi station [Pakistan Television Corporation](/source/Pakistan_Television_Corporation) until he was forced to resign in 1978 following an edict against him.[1]

His book of poetry received the highest award in literature in Pakistan, the Adamji Prize.[1] He wrote an article, *Khurshid missal shakhs*, in memory of [Khalifatul Masih III](/source/Mirza_Nasir_Ahmad) in 1982.[citation needed] His second collection of poetry *Viran saray ka diya* was published in 1986.[1]

In March 1998 he suffered a severe heart attack in [Punjab](/source/Punjab,_India) and was hospitalized for a few days. He returned to his residence at [Nazimabad](/source/Nazimabad) in [Karachi](/source/Karachi).[citation needed] He died from heart failure, following another heart attack on 18 May 1998.[2][3]

## Bibliography

- *Chand chehra sitara ankhhen*, (1974)
- *Viran saray ka diya*, (1986)
- *Yei Zindagi Hey Hamari*, (Selected Poems)
- *Mein Khhuli Huwi Ik Sachai*, (Collected Prose)
- *Chiragh Jaltey Hain: The Unpublished Poetry of Obaidullah Aleem*, (Facsimile edition edited by Rehan Qayoom, 2014)

## References

1. ["Modern Urdu poet Obaidullah being remembered | SAMAA"](https://www.samaa.tv/news/2017/05/modern-urdu-poet-obaidullah-being-remembered/). *Samaa TV*. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

1. ["Urdu poet Obaidullah Aleem remembered | Pakistan Today"](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/05/19/urdu-poet-obaidullah-aleem-remembered/). *www.pakistantoday.com.pk*. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

1. ["جون ایلیا کا خط عبید اللہ علیم کے نام"](https://jang.com.pk/news/494460). *jang.com.pk*. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

## External links

- [Obaidullah Aleem - Aleem's Ghazals (in videos)](https://www.youtube.com/aleemsarmad)
- [Obaidullah Aleem - Aleem's Ghazals in Aleem's own videos and his own voice](https://www.youtube.com/aleemsarmad2)
- ["Killings, bloodshed across Muslim world: Who are the killers, Who are getting killed?"](http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2007/08/who-are-killers-who-are-those-getting.html). Indscribe. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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