Zubair Rizvi

Syed Mohammad Zubair Razvi (15 April 1935 – 21 February 2016) was an Indian poet, author and critic.

Early life and education
Zubair was born to Mohammad Rizvi and Fahmeeda Rizvi in 1935 at Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his MA from Delhi university.

Career
He started his career with the Hamdard Dawa Khana and later got a job as an interviewer, scriptwriter and interviewer at All India Radio in Delhi. He has interviewed celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar. He then moved into the field of sports reporting and eventually he became AIR's sports director. During his tenure as manager, he led a number of broadcast stations broadcasting national and international matches.

His journey as a poet began very early in Hyderabad. Around the 1950s. He had the opportunity to share the stage with famous poets of the time like Kaifi Azmi and Ali Sardar Jafri.

Literary works
He writes many books including:


 * Zehn-e-Jadid – Bari Zaban Ka Zinda Risala
 * Daaman
 * Dhoop ka Saibaan
 * Khist-e-Deewar
 * Lahar Lahar Nadiya gahri
 * Musafat-e-Shab
 * Purani Baat Hai
 * Ungliyan Figar Apni
 * Urdu: Funoon aur Adab
 * Asari Hindustani Thetar
 * Gardish-e-Paa