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Azeem Amrohvi was born on April 29, 1945, in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh to a very religious family.
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Azeem Amrohvi
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He is the leading marsiya writer of the present era and the Urdu media refer to him as asr e hazir ka Meer. Amrohi started writing poetry early in his life and has written almost every form of Urdu poetry, including Hamd, na'at, nazm, ghazal, qasida, salaam and manqabat). As of 2011 he was most famous for his 30 elegiac marsiya.
After completing his Bachelor"s Degree in Commerce from Lucknow University, he joined Food Corporation of India, but continued his education while working.
His book established his reputation, receiving accolades from critics and readers. He started his Doctor of Philosophy when he had already published eight books
He wrote his first marsiya at 24. This work received a tremendous reception in Pakistan in the early 80"son
The Iranian Government published six of his books
He is the only Urdu writer to have written a book on Ruhollah Khomeini in poetry form.
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