. . . "1943Z"^^ . . . "Urdu poet" . "1943-03-21Z"^^ . . "Arif, Iftikhar"@en . . . "Iftikhar Hussain Arif (Urdu: \u0627\u0641\u062A\u062E\u0627\u0631 \u062D\u0633\u06CC\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0631\u0641\u200E) commonly known as Iftikhar Arif (ur) (b. 21 March 1943 Lucknow) is an Urdu poet, scholar and litt\u00E9rateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed Academy Adbiyat (the Pakistan Academy of Letters) and Muqtadra Quami Zaban (the National Language Authority). He has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Presidential Pride of Performance, which are the highest literary awards given by the Government of Pakistan."@en . . "Iftikhar Arif"@en . "Iftikhar Hussain Arif"@en . . . .