User:Poet Ali Yasir

Ali Yasir (born on December 3, 1976) in a literary family of Gujranwala, Pakistan. His grandfather Ameer Ali was a renowned poet of Punjabi. He started poetry at an early age of 10 years, and joined major literary forums of Rawalpindi and Islamabad when he was only 16 years of age in 1992. In Islamabad he attracted the attention of prominent poets, writers and critics with his unique style of poetry. He writes in Urdu, Punjabi and also translates from Urdu to English and English to Urdu. Currently residing in Islamabad he is an officer of Pakistan Academy of Letters where he is serving Literature and Languages of Pakistan by profession. He has done his masters in Urdu literature from Punjab University and M. Phil from Allamma Iqbal Open University Islamabad. Also he is doing Ph.D. in Urdu from Allamma Iqbal Open University. He is a young Poet of Urdu and Punjabi, His first collection of Urdu ghazals “Iraada" was published in 2007. His book is earning him a lot of respect in literary circle of the Urdu poetry. He has edited and compiled Writers Directory containing information about living Pakistani writers and poets of all languages. He hosted many programmes and mushairas of PTV. He is also a script and song writer of PTV. He has been nominated for PTV Award for Best Lyricist Award of 2010. His written National Songs were performed on Flag Hoisting Ceremony of Government of Pakistan in years 2011 & 2012. He is very respectable and reputed intellectual asset of Pakistan. His Email Address is: aliyasir76@gmail.com