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{{short description|Indian (Urdu-language) poet (1954–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi
| native_name = احمد علی برقی اعظمی
| image = Barqi Azmi - Mohammad Ali Johar Award.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Barqi Azmi receiving award
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1954|12|25}}
| birth_place = [[Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|12|5|1954|12|25}}
| death_place = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], Uttar Pradesh, India
|resting_place = Kot, Azamgarh
| death_cause =
| occupation = [[Radio Announcer]], translator, language expert, writer, poet
}}

'''Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi''' (25 December 1954 – 5 December 2022) was an Indian poet in the [[Urdu language]]. His poetic collections included ''Rooh-e-Sukhan''. Professionally, he served in the Persian service of [[All India Radio]], [[New Delhi]]. He devoted his life to furtherance of the Urdu language and its literary culture.

== Education ==
Ahmad Ali Barqi was educated at Shibli National College in Azamgarh and at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]]. He held a degree in Education, a master's degree in Urdu and Persian, and received a doctorate in Modern and Classical Persian from the Centre of African & Asian Languages of Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://urduyouthforum.org/biography/biography-Ahmad-Ali-Barqi-Azmi.html |title=Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi Poet Biography - Bihar Urdu Youth Forum, Patna |publisher=Urduyouthforum.org |date= |accessdate=2 September 2018 |archive-date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214104254/http://urduyouthforum.org/biography/biography-Ahmad-Ali-Barqi-Azmi.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Literary works ==
Barqi's poetic works are assembled in the books ''Rooh-e-Sukhan'' published in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/ahmadalibarqiazmi/docs/rooh__e_sukhan_final_book_-_01__3__ |title=Rooh e sukhan final book 01 (3) [mukammal] by Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi |publisher=Issuu |date=28 October 2013 |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> and ''Mahshr e Khayal''<ref>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DxBSIZn0WD1o9tZv02I7vW-LLqbS38LD/view {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> published in 2020. In this massive work, he treats traditional subject matter, such as romantic love and spiritual devotion, but also non-traditional topics such as the Internet and global health crises. He includes tributes to Urdu literary giants, including [[Mir Taqi Mir]], [[Mirza Ghalib|Ghalib]], [[Mohammad Iqbal|Iqbal]], [[Sir Syed Ahmed Khan|Sir Syed]], and [[Faiz Ahmad Faiz]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Urdu Lover |url=http://poetswritersofurdu.blogspot.in/p/urdu-poets-and-writers-of-india-part-ii.html |title=Urdu poets and writers' works, biographies by Muslim Saleem: Urdu poets and writers of India Part-II by Muslim Saleem |publisher=Poetswritersofurdu.blogspot.in |date=23 June 2016 |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref>
He continued to publish new poems online in numerous international Urdu poetry forums,<ref>{{cite web |author=UrduSukhan |url=http://www.urdusukhan.com/2011/04/ahmda-ali-barqi-azmi-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%92-%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9/ |title=Ahmad Ali Barqi Azami احمد علی برقی اعظمی کی شاعری سے ایک صفحہ |publisher=Urdusukhan.com |date= |accessdate=2 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905185405/http://www.urdusukhan.com/2011/04/ahmda-ali-barqi-azmi-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%92-%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/ahmadalibarqiazmi |title=Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi |publisher=Issuu |date= |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> including HamariWeb,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamariweb.com/poetries/userpoetries.aspx?id=2612 |title=Poetries by Dr.Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi |publisher=Hamariweb.com |date= |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> aalmiahkbar.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aalmiakhbar.com/index.php?mod=article&cat=barqi|title=Aalmi Akhbar|last=admin|website=www.aalmiakhbar.com}}</ref> and on Facebook.

Barqi's father, Rahmat Elahi Barqi, was also a renowned poet in Urdu,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://khojkhabarnews.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/tribtute-to-hazrat-imam-hussain-a-s-by-rahmat-ilahi-barq-azmi/ |title=Tribtute to Hazrat Imam Hussain A.S. by Rahmat Ilahi Barq Azmi | www.khojkhabarnews.com |publisher=Khojkhabarnews.wordpress.com |date= 25 November 2012|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> well known for his collection ''Tanweer-e-Sukhan'', or "The Light of Language."

== Professional life ==
Barqi served as Translator-cum-Announcer (T/A In-charge) in the Persian Service of the External Services Division of All India Radio, New Delhi. He has traveled extensively, including to Iran and Afghanistan, on study tours. In addition to his own writing, he devoted his time and efforts to the furtherance of Urdu literary culture, promoting the works of Urdu poets of the past and present. In live forums and recitations, on television, radio, and social media, Dr. Barqi continued to spread international interest in the unique literary and cultural traditions of Urdu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/results?q=aabarqi&sp=QgIIAQ%253D%253D |title=aabarqi |publisher=YouTube |date=30 March 2018 |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drbarqiazmi.com/ |title=About me میرا تعارف |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104195012/http://drbarqiazmi.com/ |archive-date=4 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Death==
Barqi died in [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh]] on 5 December 2022, at the age of 67<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-qasmi|first1=Haqqani|title=محبت اور معصومیت کا جلی عنوان: ڈاکٹر احمد علی برقی اعظمی |url=https://qindeelonline.com/dr-ahmad-ali-barqi-azmi-by-haqqani-alqasmi/ |date=6 December 2022|publisher=Qindeel Online |accessdate=6 December 2022|language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anjum|first1=Suhel|title=آہ احمد علی برقی اعظمی |url=https://siyasitaqdeer.com/ah-Ahmed-Ali-Burki-Azmi |date=6 December 2022|publisher=Siyasi Taqdeer |accessdate=7 December 2022|language=ur}}</ref> and buried in his neighborhood Kot, [[Azamgarh]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Riyāz|first1=Shamīm|title=اک ستارہ اور ٹوٹا آسمانِ فکر کا: احمد علی برقی کی موت پر خاص تحریر|url=https://urdu.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/ek-sitara-tuta-aasman-fikar-ka-ahmad-ali-barqi-ki-maut-par-ek-khas-tahreer.html|date=5 December 2022|publisher=India Narrative|accessdate=7 December 2022|language=ur|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207082900/https://urdu.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/ek-sitara-tuta-aasman-fikar-ka-ahmad-ali-barqi-ki-maut-par-ek-khas-tahreer.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Academy Award, conferred by [[Urdu Academy, New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://urduyouthforum.org/designpoetry/poetry-Ahmad-Ali-Barqi-Azmi-194.html|title=How to change the address bar color in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari|access-date=6 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906141905/http://urduyouthforum.org/designpoetry/poetry-Ahmad-Ali-Barqi-Azmi-194.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References and footnotes ==
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