Wasim Barelvi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wasim Barelvi

Urdu poet

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1940

Place of Birth: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Zahid Hussain (born 8 February 1940), better known by the pen name Wasim Barelvi, is an eminent Indian Urdu language poet.
He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
His ghazals, many sung by Jagjit Singh, are very popular.
He has been awarded with the "Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award", the Kalidas gold medal (by the Haryana government, in recognition for his services in the field of Urdu poetry); the Begum Akhtar Kala Dharmi award; and the Naseem-e-Urdu award.
Barelvi is Vice Chairman of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL).
He has also performed at Culrav 2012 (the cultural event of NIT Allahabad).