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{{Short description|Indian Urdu poet and writer (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Khawar Naqeeb
| birth_name = Syed Mashooq Ilahi
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|12|6}}
| birth_place = Daryapur, Sungra, [[Cuttack district]], Odisha, India
| occupation = Poet, prose writer, researcher, critic, journalist
| language = [[Urdu]]
| nationality = Indian
| notableworks = ''Salaakhon Ke Peechhe'', ''Sareer-e-Khaama'', ''Qalam-e-Firdous'', ''Odisha Ka Pehla Urdu Akhbar''
| awards = Odisha Urdu Academy Award (1997), Najmi Academy Award, Swagatika Award, Cultural Sangam Academy Award
}}
'''Khawar Naqeeb''' (born 6 December 1965) is an Urdu poet, prose writer, researcher, critic, and journalist from the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. He is the editor of the literary magazine ''Tarweej'' and the children's magazine ''Jugnu'', and the author and compiler of several poetry, critical, and research books.

== Early and academic life ==
Khawar Naqeeb was born on 6 December 1965 in the locality of Daryapur, Sungra, [[Cuttack district]], Odisha.<ref name="Nazish">{{Cite book |last=Nazish |first=Motiullah |author-link=Motiullah Nazish |title=Odisha mein Urdu Nasr Nigari |trans-title=Urdu Prose Writing in Odisha |date=2018 |edition=1st |publisher=[[Odisha Urdu Academy]] |location=Bhubaneswar |language=ur |page=207}}</ref> His father, Syed Abdul Haleem Naqeeb, was a recognized poet of Odisha, and his elder brother, Syed Noor Elahi Natiq, is also a poet.<ref name="Rahmani1">{{cite book |last=Rahmani |first=Saeed |title=Odisha mein Urdu Shayari (Tazkira) |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/odisha-mein-urdu-shairi-saeed-rahmani-ebooks |date=2018 |publisher=[[Odisha Urdu Academy]] |location=Bhubaneswar |language=ur |page=91}}</ref> After completing his education, he began teaching at the government institution Madrasah Alia, [[Cuttack]], where he continues to serve.<ref name="Nazish" /> Among his mentors in poetry was [[Karamat Ali Karamat]].<ref name="Amin" />

== Literary Life ==
Khawar Naqeeb began his literary career in 1982.{{Sfn|Rahmani|2018|p=91}} He has written poetry in various genres, but he is particularly known for his nazms (poetic compositions in free verse or thematic verse), many of which have been translated into English, Arabic, Hindi, Odia, Kashmiri, and Punjabi.{{Sfn|Rahmani|2018|p=91}} According to [[Motiullah Nazish]], his poetry is noted for fresh imagery, distinctive metaphors and symbols, and thematic depth.{{Sfn|Nazish|2018|p=208}}{{Sfn|Rahmani|2018|p=91}}

=== Publications ===
Khawar Naqeeb's notable books include:{{Sfn|Nazish|2018|p=207}}{{Sfn|Rahmani|2018|p=91}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Naqueeb|first1=Khawar|title=Bayāz e Rahmat (A poetry collection of Rahmat Ali Rahmat [1891–1963])|chapter=The book's compiler's story|chapter-url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/bayaz-e-rahmat-rahmat-ali-rahmat-ebooks#8 |edition=1st|date= 2014|location =[[Delhi]]|publisher =Educational Publishing House|language=ur}}</ref>
* ''Salaakhon Ke Peechhe'' — The prison diary of Syed Muhammad Athar Nadir Sungravi (1995)
* ''Sareer-e-Khaama'' — A collection of selected letters written to him by eminent personalities, with annotations (2008)
* ''Qalam-e-Firdous'' — Poetry (2008)
* ''Urdu-e-Mu’alla'' — Masnavi (2010)
* ''Aawaaz Jaara Sewra'' — Compilation of Persian and Urdu translations of [[Sitakant Mahapatra]]’s Odia poems (2008<ref name="Amin">{{Cite web |last=Qasmi |first=Ruhul Amin |date=2024-08-18 |title=Karamat Ali Karamat (1936–2022): Life and services |url=https://abulmahasin.com/کرامت-علی-کرامت-1936-2022ء-حیات-و-خدمات/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820172905/https://abulmahasin.com/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA-1936-2022%D8%A1-%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA/ |archive-date=20 August 2024 |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=abulmahasin.com |language=ur |edition=2nd}}</ref>)
* ''Dil Kush Urdu'' — Textbooks (Grades 1–6, jointly edited under the aegis of TE & SCERT, Government of Odisha)
* ''Dil Kush Farsi'' — Textbook (Grade 8, jointly edited)
* ''Dhanak'' — Research journal of Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu, Odisha (2010)
* ''Bayaaz-e-Rahmat'' — Poetry collection of Rahmat Ali Rahmat (compiled, 2014)
* ''Odisha Ka Pehla Urdu Akhbar'' — A research work on the ''Muslim Gazette'' (2023)

=== Research and Criticism ===
Khawar Naqeeb's work includes poetry, journalism, research, and criticism. He compiled ''Bayaaz-e-Rahmat'', the poetry collection of [[Rahmat Ali Rahmat]], and published several special issues of ''Tarveej'' on figures such as Faizi Sambalpuri and Aulad-e-Rasool Qudsi.{{Sfn|Nazish|2018|p=209}} [[Motiullah Nazish|Nazish]] describes his criticism as showing a keen understanding of poetic devices and embellishments.{{Sfn|Nazish|2018|pp=208–209}}

=== Journalism and Literary Activities ===
Khawar Naqeeb preserved 13 issues of Odisha’s first Urdu newspaper, ''[[Muslim Gazette]]'', and published them under the title ''Odisha Ka Pehla Urdu Akhbar''. In this book, he also discusses in detail Urdu journalism during British India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Naqeeb|first=Khawar|title=Odisha ka Pehla Urdu Akhbar|trans-title=Odisha's First Urdu Newspaper|chapter=Foreword by Syed Mushir Alam|chapter-url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/odisha-ka-pehla-urdu-akhbar-khawar-naqeeb-ebooks#8|publisher=Odisha Urdu Academy|location=Odisha, India|date=2023|language=ur|edition=1st|pages=8–9}}</ref> As secretary of “Haida” and “Gulshan-e-Adab”, he worked for the promotion of Urdu language and literature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahmani |first=Saeed |title=Aiwan-e-Naat (Volume Two — A Biographical Account of Poets of Hamd) |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/aiwan-e-naat-volume-002-saeed-rahmani-ebooks-1 |date=June 2011 |publisher=Akhbar Odisha Publications |location=Diwan Bazar, Cuttack|page=86|language=ur}}</ref> He is also the editor of the literary magazine ''Tarweej'' and the children's magazine ''Jugnu''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harganvi |first=Manazir Ashiq |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zdFjAAAAMAAJ&q=%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1+%D9%86%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A8 |title=مدير شعراء كى غزليں |publisher=Nirali Duniya Publications |year=2002 |page=27 |language=ur |trans-title=Ghazals of Poets Who Serve as Editors}}</ref>{{Sfn|Nazish|2018|p=207}}

== Awards ==
Khawar Naqeeb has been honored with the following awards:{{Sfn|Nazish|2018|p=207}}{{Sfn|Rahmani|2018|p=91}}
* Odisha Urdu Academy Award (1997)
* Najmi Academy Award
* Swagatika Award
* Cultural Sangam Academy Award

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian literary critics]]
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