Muzaffar Hanfi

Muzaffar Hanfi (born Mohammad Abul Muzaffar; April 1, 1936 – October 10, 2020) was an Indian Urdu Poet, critic, writer from Madhya Pradesh.

Early life and education
Muzaffar was born on 1 April 1936 in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his education from Madhya Pradesh. His academic qualifications include B.A., M.A, L.L.B, Ph.D., Aligarh Muslim University, Barkatullah University Bhopal.

Career
Muzaffar began his career in the Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh as a Lecturer in the Urdu Department. Later, he joined the faculty of Urdu at Jamia Millia Islamia as a Lecturer and retired as the Head of the Urdu Department in 2001. He was the Vice President of Indian Universities Urdu Teachers Association.

Awards
He has received many awards from the state academies and Institutions of National Importance.


 * International biographical dictionary
 * Men’s of achievement
 * Men and women of destination
 * Who’s who of indian writers
 * World book of honour
 * 5000 personalities of the world
 * Who’s who in asia
 * Asian admirable achievers
 * Biography today
 * Asian/American who’s who vol v
 * Parwaiz shahidi national calcutta
 * Ghalib prem chand award – cultural society banglore
 * National award – national council of child education delhi

Works
Muzaffar written and edited over 80 books in the Urdu language.

Some of the important books written:


 * Pani ki Zaban
 * Tikhaji Ghazlen
 * Sarir-e-Khama
 * Pratibha Sukha ka
 * Khul Ja Sim Sim (criticism)
 * Tilism-e Shakshiyat
 * Naqd Reze
 * Tanqeedi Abad
 * Shaad Aarfi -Shakiyat Aur Fan.
 * Shaad-Arfi - Urdu
 * Eint Ka Jawab

Legacy
The International Urdu Movement (IURM), a non-profit organization based in India that works to promote the language of Urdu, has decided to establish a Global Prize in the name of the Muzaffar Hanfi. The Prize will be awarded to an individual in the field of Urdu literature.

In popular culture
In the year 2023, a documentary was made by Aqdas Sami, an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, on Muzaffar Hanfi, named “Muzaffar Ke Naam.” This film has also been selected at ISFFA and Madras Independent Film Festival (MIFF).