Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan (Urdu: سعید خان; born 19 July 1966) is a Pakistani poet, writer, and social and environmental advocate. Saeed's poetry is a combination of classical and modern Urdu ghazal and poems full of romance. Famous poet Ahmad Faraz praised his poetry.
Early life
Khan was born in Khanpur Dam in Hazara Pakistan, Pakistan on 19 July 1966. He received master's degrees in management and an MBA (e-business management) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Khan has lived in Sydney for over 25 years. He was the general secretary of the Pakistan Association of Australia from 1999 to 2001 and for many years campaigned for refugee rights and multiculturalism. Khan grew up in the north of Pakistan and continued his passion for poetry after he moved to Sydney, Australia, during the late 1980s. Khan is married to an Urdu poet, Noshi Gilani and they live in Sydney.
Career
Khan co-founded the Urdu Academy of Australia (Sydney) with his wife in 2009. The academy organises monthly sittings in Sydney to promote Urdu poetry and literature. Khan joined the Australian Greens in 2003 as he was attracted to their environmental, social and human rights policies. Khan left politics in 2008 after one term on Marrickville Council. Some of the highlights included: Marrickville Council, Sydney: Elected as a Greens' Councillor from March 2004 – September 2008, chaired a number of Council and Advisory committees. Australian Greens candidate for the Sydney electorate of Grayndler, succeeded in gaining nearly 20% of the primary vote in Greens 2nd largest electorate in the country.
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