Syed Akbar Jaipuri

Syed Muhammad Akbar Jaipuri Al-Hussaini was a Kashmiri Urdu poet and visionary. He was also known as Mujahid-e-Urdu and Mir Taqi Mir Sani.

Pen name

His original Takhallus was "Akbar", drawn from his given name, Muhammad Akbar.

Life and education

Syed Mohammad Akbar Jaipuri was born on 23 October 1928 in Jaipur to Syed Ali Al-Hussaini, a Muslim religious scholar who belonged to Al-Hussaini Al-Hamadani family of Kashmir, which descended from saint and mystic, Mir Sayyed Ali Hamadani. In 1943, amidst rising communal tension in India, Syed Ali Al-Hussaini was murdered which forced his family to return to their native place Kashmir.

Death

Syed Akbar Jaipuri died on 4 March 1998. He was buried at his ancestral graveyard within the premises of Imam Bargah Hassanabad Srinagar.