Background
Zaidi, Iraq Raza was born on August 6, 1955 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Ahmed Asgher and Qamar Bano Zaidi.
Zaidi, Iraq Raza was born on August 6, 1955 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Ahmed Asgher and Qamar Bano Zaidi.
Master of Arts in Persian, Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, 1983. Master of Arts in Urdu, Punjabi University Patiala, India, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Punjabi University Patiala, India, 1990.
Assistant professor Punjabi University Patiala, 1991—1998. Associate professor Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India, 1998—2006, professor, since 2006. Member faculty committee G.N.D. University, Amritsar, India, since 2008.
Member expert committee Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, since 2007, member BOS Chandigarh, India, since 2008. General secretary North India Writers Club, Patiala, since 1997. President Idaara-e-Bostan-e-Qalam, Saithal, Bareilly, 2000, Sarv Dharm Samaj Samiti, Patiala, since 2004.
Executive member All india Persian Teachers Association, New Delhi, since 2006. Delhi correspondent Mahnama Islah, International Monthly Magazine, Lucknow, India, since 2009. Vice president Hindustan Scouts and Guides, Delhi, since 2009.
Married Naheed Akhtar Zaidi, March 8, 1987. Children: Sana Khatoon, Ilham Asgher.