Moeen Nizami

Moeen Nizami

Place of Birth: Sargodha, Pakistan

Moeen Nizami (معین نظامی, born Ghulam Moeen Ud Din on February 1, 1965) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, scholar and writer. 'Moeen' is his pen name, (in Urdu takhalus). He is a Professor of Persian language and literature, Chairman Department of Persian, Head Hujveri Tasawwuf chair, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Nizami is an author of more than 50 Persian and Urdu (literary and research) books and more than 60 papers, published in local and foreign journals. Two of his books were published in Tehran,Iran. He achieved two awards of best manuscript research by the Iran Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 2006 and 2007. Tasawwuf Classical and modern Persian, Urdu and Punjabi literature, Islamic Arts and literary translations are his special fields of interest.