Amjad Hyderabadi Writer

Amjad Hussain (Urdu: سيد امجد حسين‎‎; 1878–1961), better known by the pen-name Amjad Hyderabadi (امجد حيدرابادى), was an Urdu and Persian Ruba'i poet from Hyderabad, India. In Urdu poetic circle he is also known as Hakim-al-Shuara.During the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad, a flood occurred on 28 September 1908) on the River Musi. Hyderabadi was one of the 150 people who saved their lives by hanging on to the branches of a tamarind tree. He later wrote a poem "Qayamat-e-Soghra" (The Minor Doomsday) detailing his experience. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, Satyanarayana Danish recited this poem.The Warsi Brothers, an Indian Qawwali musical group, regularly recited his poems in their Qawali in various countries.

Personal facts

Pseudonym	Amjad Hyderabadi امجد حيدرابادى
Birth date	January 01, 1888
Birth place	India , Hyderabad
Nationality	India
Date of death	January 31, 1961
Place of death	India , Hyderabad