Kabir Ahmad Jaisi

Kabir Ahmad Jaisi
Kabir Ahmad Jaisi
Born	16 November 1934; Jais in District Raebarely, Uttar Pradesh
Died	7 January 2013 (aged 78)
Education	Phd
Genre	Criticism, Academician
Notable awards	Saadi Literary Award

Prof. Kabir Ahmad Jaisi was born 16 November 1934 at Jais in District Raebarely, Uttar Pradesh. He got his early education in Azamgarh at Shibli High School and Shibli Inter College. He joined the AMU in 1961 for his graduation. He topped the list of the successful candidates in B.A. (1963). He did his M.A. Persian (1965), and Ph.D (1973) from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He died 7 January 2013.^{[citation needed]}

He was the 2008 recipient of the Saadi Literary Award.^[1]^[2]

Awards

University Gold Medal for standing 1st in B.A, 1963
U.P Urdu Academy Award for his following books
- Sahra sahra, 1972
- Baz Ghast, 1975
- Trikh-e- Adabiyat-e-Tajikistan, 1977
- Allama Iqbal Musleh-Quran-e-Akhir, 1982
- Chand Iran Shinas, 1993
Nawoosh(Lahore) Award, 1986
Soviet Land Nehru Award, 1989
MIR Award, 1993
Certificate of Merit(By President of India), 1994
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Ghalib Award, 2006