Anwar Sajjad,more commonly known asEnver Sajjad(27 May 1935 – 6 June 2019) was a Pakistani playwright and fiction writer. Because he was a novelist, playwright, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, columnist, painter, dancer and physician,[1]he has been described as apolymath.[2][3]
Enver Sajjad | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anwar Sajjad 27 May 1935 Lahore,Punjab,British India |
| Died | 6 June 2019(aged 84) Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan |
Early life and career
editHe was born in 1935 inLahore.Sajjad completed his higher studies in medicine fromKing Edward Medical Collegebefore heading out to theUniversity of Liverpoolfor a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.[4]He was a medical doctor by profession.[5]
He began to write in the 1950s, when he was still a teenager.[6]
Anwar Sajjad was also atelevision actorwho starred in a number ofPTVproductions and was also nominated for aPTV awardfor his performance in drama serialSaba aur Samandar.He was also an active member of the Lahore circle of literary figures and artists and had also chaired thePakistan Arts Council,Lahore in the past.[4]
Anwar Sajjad had also worked for, before his death, theNational Academy of Performing Arts.He quit this job due to his illness and other personal reasons.[4]
In the early days of television, after its introduction in Pakistan in 1964, it was the Pakistani television pioneerAslam Azharwho persuaded writers likeAshfaq Ahmed,Bano Qudsiaand Anwar Sajjad to write for television.[7]
Work
editHis notable works of published fiction include:
He wrote a number of plays forPakistani televisionincluding:
He also wrote and directed Theatre Plays
- Aik Thi Malika
- Khatra e Jan
- Meri Jan
- Faslay
Awards and recognition
edit- Pride of PerformanceAward in 1989 by thePresident of Pakistan.[5]
Death
editAnwar Sajjad died on 6 June 2019 at Lahore, Pakistan at age 84. Among the survivors are his wife and a daughter.[5][4]
References
edit- ^Editorial (8 June 2019),"Dr Enver Sajjad",The Express Tribune.Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^Xari Jalil (8 June 2019),"Eminent writer, actor Enver Sajjad passes away",Dawn News.Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^"Why Enver Sajjad Was Happy Not to Be the 'Best'",The Wire.Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^abcdefghiRenowned playwright Enver Sajjad passes away in LahoreThe Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 6 June 2019, Retrieved 7 June 2019
- ^abcFaizan Hashmi (7 June 2019)."Funeral Prayers For Anwar Sajjad offered".urdupoint.com website.Retrieved7 June2019.
- ^Dr Naazir Mahmood (15 June 2018),"The art of Enver Sajjad",The News International.Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^Aslam Azhar – a hard but happy lifeDawn (newspaper), Published 15 January 2011, Retrieved 7 June 2019
