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{{Short description|Writer, scholar, Urdu poet from Pakistan (1926–2015)}}
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| spouse = Tayaba Bano (married 1944)
| children = 5 (3 sons 2 daughters)
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'''Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmed Khan''' [[Pride of Performance|PP]], [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI]] (20 January 1925 – 23 November 2015), alao known as '''Jamiluddin Aali''' or '''Aaliji''', was a Pakistani poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.<ref name=profile>{{cite news |url= https://tribune.com.pk/story/997005/jamiluddin-aali-a-man-in-search-of-identity/ |title= Jamiluddin Aali – a man in search of identity |first= Abul|last=Hasanat|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper) |date=24 November 2015 |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmad Khan was born in [[Delhi, India]] on 20 January 1925.<ref name=profile/> His father Amiruddin Ahmed Khan was Nawab of [[Loharu]] and his mother Syeda Jamila Baigum was a direct descendant of [[Khwaja Mir Dard]] and was the fourth wife of Amiruddin Khan.<ref name=Dawn3>{{cite news|title=Aali turns 90 today|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1158155|website=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=14 September 2021|date=20 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=profile/> Aali earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[Economics]] from Anglo Arabic College, Delhi in 1944.<ref name=profile/>

In 1947 after the [[partition of India]], Aali migrated to [[Karachi, Pakistan]] on 13 August 1947 with his family and started his career as an assistant in the [[Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan)|Ministry of Commerce]].<ref name=Dawn3/> In 1951, he passed the CSS ([[civil service of Pakistan]]) examination and joined the Pakistan Taxation Service. He was also the Officer on [[Special Duty]] at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan|President House]] from 1959 to 1963. Aali joined the [[National Bank of Pakistan]] in 1967 and remained its [[vice president]] until his retirement in 1988. In 1971, he obtained an FEL and LLB (law) degrees from [[University of Karachi]].<ref name=profile/>

Jamiluddin Aali was also a former member of the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] and was compelled to contest the 1977 [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] elections from NA-191, but lost to [[Munawwar Hasan]] of [[Jamaat-e-Islami]]. In 1997, Aali was elected as the member of the Senate for a six-year term with support of the [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan|Muttahida Qaumi Movement]].<ref name=Dawn4>{{cite news|title=DAWN - Features; June 05, 2008|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1071248|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=14 September 2021|date=5 June 2008}}</ref><ref name=profile/>

Jamiluddin Aali was never very clear or comfortable with answering the question as to why he drifted briefly into politics.<ref name=profile/>

Aali started composing poetry at an early age and wrote many books as well as songs. He wrote the song "Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan" during the [[1965 Indo-Pak war]] which became highly popular. The song was sung by [[Shahnaz Begum]] with music arranged by [[Sohail Rana]] and was originally released on 14 August 1971 by [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]. During [[International Women's Year]] (1976), Aali wrote the song "Hum Maain, Hum Behnain, Hum Baitiyan". He wrote the song "Jo Nam Wohi Pehchan, Pakistan" at the request of former Pakistani President [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] in 1986. He also wrote the song "Mera Inam Pakistan" by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]].<ref name=DailyTimes>{{cite news|title='Jeevay Jeevay, Pakistan': Poet of Pakistan – Jamiluddin Aali |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/24-Nov-2015/jeevay-jeevay-pakistan-poet-of-pakistan-jamiluddin-aali |newspaper=Daily Times (Pakistan) |access-date=14 September 2021|date=24 November 2015|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125163912/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/24-Nov-2015/jeevay-jeevay-pakistan-poet-of-pakistan-jamiluddin-aali|archive-date=25 November 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jamiluddin Aali was married in 1944 to Tayyba Bano. He had three sons and two daughters.<ref name=profile/>

==Death==
Aali was suffering from [[diabetes]] and [[respiratory illness]] and was admitted to a hospital in [[Karachi]]. He died of a [[heart attack]] on 23 November 2015 in Karachi.<ref name=Death/><ref>{{cite news|author1=Khwaja Daud|title=Renowned poet, columnist Jamiluddin Aali dies in Karachi|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/renowned-poet-columnist-jamiluddin-aali-dies-in-karachi/|newspaper=Daily Pakistan (newspaper)|access-date=14 September 2021|date=23 November 2015}}</ref>
His [[Salat al-Janazah|Namaz-I-Janazah]] was held in the mosque "Tooba" in [[DHA, Karachi]]. He was laid to rest in an army graveyard [[Karachi|Bizerta Lines, Karachi]] on 23 November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jamiluddin Aali laid to rest in army graveyard|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-353305-Jamiluddin-Aali-laid-to-rest-in-army-graveyard|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=14 September 2021|date=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aaliji laid to rest|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1221998|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref>

==Literary work and activities==
Jamiluddin Aali took over as honorary secretary of the [[Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu]] (Association for the Promotion of Urdu Language) in 1962 after the death of Baba-e-Urdu [[Maulvi Abdul Haq]] and played a key role there for many years, along with [[Farman Fatehpuri]], to ensure that the association survives and grows.<ref name=profile/>

Aali could also be given credit for playing a major role at the Urdu Lughat Board (Urdu Dictionary Board) when this 22-volume Urdu dictionary was being developed in Pakistan.<ref name=profile/>

'''Ballads collection'''
* ''Aye Mere Dasht-e-Sukhan''
* ''Ghazlain Dohay Geet'' (six editions)
* ''Jeeway Jeeway Pakistan'' (five editions)
* ''La Hasil'' (three editions)
* ''Nai Kiran''

'''Couplets collection'''
* ''Dohay'' (three editions in Urdu and one in Devnagari)
Aali showed his real potential and creativity in his ''dohas''.<ref name=profile/>

'''Travel literature'''
* ''Duniya Mere Aagye''
* ''Tamasha Mere Aagye''
* ''Iceland'' (a travelogue of Iceland)<ref name=DailyTimes/>
* ''Hurfay'' (four books)

==Songs==
* "Aye Watan Ke Sajelay Jawanoo" (sung originally by [[Noor Jehan]] during the 1965 war between India and [[Pakistan]])
* "Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan" (sung by [[Shahnaz Rahmatullah|Shahnaz Begum]] originally in 1968, released by [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] on 14 August 1971)<ref name=profile/><ref name=DailyTimes/>
* "Hum Mustafavi Mustafavi Hain" (official song of 1974 [[Islamic Summit]] Conference at [[Lahore]]), Pakistan (1974)
* "Mein Chota Sa Ek Larka Hoon"
* "Mera Paigham Pakistan" (sung by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]) (1996)<ref name=DailyTimes/>
* "Ab Yeh Andaz-e-Anjuman Hoga"
* "Hum Maain, Hum Behnain, Hum Baitiyan" (1976)<ref name=DailyTimes/>
* "Jo Naam Wahi Pehchan, Pakistan Pakistan" (1986)
* "Aye Des Ki Hawaao, Kushboo Mein Bas Ke Jao" (1972)<ref name=DailyTimes/>
* "Itne Bare Jewan Sagar Mein, Tu Ne Pakistan Diya" (sung by folk singer [[Allan Faqir]])
* "Yeh Kavita Pakistani Hai" (sung by [[Nighat Seema]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Renowned poet & columnist Jamiluddin Aali passes away |url=https://92newshd.tv/about/renowned-poet-columnist-jamiluddin-aali-passes-away |website=92 News |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz]] (Crescent of Excellence) Award (2004) by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=DailyTimes/><ref name=Death>{{cite web|title=Poet Jamiluddin Aali passes away in Karachi|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/996814/poet-dr-jamiluddin-aali-passes-away-in-karachi/|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|access-date=14 September 2021|date=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=Dawn4/>
* [[Pride of Performance]] (1991) by the [[President of Pakistan]]<ref name=DailyTimes/><ref name=Death/><ref name=Dawn4/>
* [[Adamjee Literary Award]] (1960)
* Dawood Literary Award (1963)
* United Bank Literary Award (1965)
* Habib Bank Literary Award (1965)
* Canadian Urdu Academy Award (1988)<ref name=Dawn4/>
* Sant Kabeer Award – Urdu Conference Delhi (1989)<ref name=Dawn4/>
* Urdu Markaz New York "Nishan-e-Urdu" Award, in the First International Urdu Conference at UNO on 24 June 2000

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://saadatsaeed.com/DOC/Jamil.html Aali Jee's Poetic Framework], Professor Dr. Saadat Saeed, Urdu Chair, [[Ankara University]], Turkey

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