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| name = Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg<br />
| image = خلیل احمد بیگ.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|1|1}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur]], [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]], [[British Raj]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)<br />
| occupation = Linguist, critic, writer, professor<br />
| language = [[Urdu]] (mainly), [[English language|English]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]<br />
| genre = Linguistics, Literary criticism<br />
| notable_works = ''Urdu ki Lisani Tashkeel''<br />''Zaban, Usloob aur Usloobiyat''<br />''Urdu Zaban ki Tareekh''<br />
| awards = <br />
| years_active = 1970–present<br />
| subjects = Urdu Linguistics, Stylistics, Semantics<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg'''{{efn|{{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|مرزا خلیل احمد بیگ}}}}}} (born 1 January 1945, [[Gorakhpur]], [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|UP]], [[British Raj]]) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[linguist]], [[critic]], and [[literary]], primarily known for his contributions to the study of [[Urdu]] linguistics.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Parekh |first=Rauf |author-link=Rauf Parekh |date=29 February 2016 |title=Literary Notes: Two books on origin and history of Urdu language |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1242548 |access-date=24 June 2025 |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Ashrafi |first=Wahab |author-link=Wahab Ashrafi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/tareekh-e-adab-e-urdu-volume-002-wahaab-ashrafi-ebooks?lang=ur#501 |title=(تاریخِ ادب اردو: (ابتداء سے ٢٠٠٠ء تک |publisher=Educational Publishing House |year=2007 |edition=1st |volume=2 |location=[[Delhi]] |page=1130 |language=ur-IN |trans-title=History of Urdu Literature: From Its Origins to the Year 2000 |quote=Khalil Ahmad Beg is among the few distinguished individuals in the country who are making significant contributions to the field of linguistics. In fact, if we set aside his mentors, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he has been the most active scholar in advancing linguistic studies through the medium of Urdu. His books, which largely focus on linguistic issues related to Urdu, continue to be published regularly.}}</ref> He served as a professor and the head of the Department of Linguistics at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (AMU), [[Aligarh]], India. He was also a visiting faculty at [[Cornell University]], [[United States]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Butt |first=Muhammad Usman |date=July–December 2020 |title=مرزا خلیل احمد بیگ کی لسانی خدمات |trans-title=The linguistic contributions of Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg |url=https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5feed597b47fd/file/5ff01721bd6bf/download |journal=Half-yearly Urdū |language=ur-PK |publisher=[[Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu|Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan]] |volume=96 |issue=2 |page=119}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg was born on 1 January 1945, in [[Gorakhpur]], [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]] (present day [[Uttar Pradesh]]), [[British India|India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saeedi |first=Makhmoor |author-link=Makhmoor Saeedi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/sheeraaza-229-shaeron-kaa-muntakhab-kalam-swanehi-ishare-ebooks?lang=ur#210 |title=شیرازہ: ٢٢٩ شاعروں کا منتخب کلام، سوانحی اشارے|publisher=[[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi|Ghalib Academy]] |year=1972 |edition=1st |location=New Delhi |page=208 |language=ur-IN |trans-title=Shīrāzah: Anthology of 229 Poets with Selected Verses and Biographical Sketches}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Siddiqi |first=Iftikhar Imam |date=August 2007 |title=اردو کے ادبی گھرانے |trans-title=Literary Families of Urdu |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/shair-mumbai-shumara-number-008-iftikhar-imam-siddiqi-magazines-19?lang=ur#57 |journal=Shāʻir |language=ur |volume=78 |issue=8 |pages=56}}</ref> He completed his early education in Uttar Pradesh before pursuing advanced studies in linguistics. He earned his PhD in linguistics from [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last1=Narang |first1=Gopi Chand |author-link1=Gopi Chand Narang |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/hindostaan-ke-urdu-musanafeen-aur-shora-gopi-chand-narang-ebooks?lang=ur#141 |title=ہندوستان كے اردو مصنفین اور شعرا |last2=Azmi |first2=Abdul Lateef |author-link2=Abdul Lateef Azmi |publisher=[[Urdu Academy, Delhi|Urdu Academy]] |year=1996 |edition=1st |location=Delhi |page=141 |language=ur-IN |trans-title=Urdu Writers and Poets of India}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Beg joined the Department of Linguistics at [[Aligarh Muslim University]], where he became a professor and later served as the head of the department.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Narang |first=Gopi Chand |author-link=Gopi Chand Narang |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/urdu-zaban-aur-lisaniyat-gopi-chand-narang-ebooks?lang=ur#14 |title=اردو زبان اور لسانیات |publisher=[[Rampur Raza Library]] |year=2006 |edition=1st |location=Rampur |page=14 |language=ur-IN |trans-title=Urdu Language and Linguistics |quote=I am also deeply grateful to the renowned linguist and my esteemed mentor, Professor Dr. Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg, Head of the Department of Linguistics at Aligarh Muslim University, for his assistance in the selection of these essays and for graciously writing a comprehensive preface.}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> His academic expertise includes phonetics, semantics, and stylistics, with a special focus on [[Urdu]] [[linguistics]]. He is also known for his research on the stylistic features of Urdu literature and the linguistic dynamics of South Asian languages. He was a visiting faculty member at [[Cornell University]], where he contributed to research and teaching in South Asian linguistics.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><br />
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== Notable works ==<br />
Beg has authored over 20 books and numerous research articles. Some of his notable works include:<ref name=":0" /><br />
* ''Urdu ki Lisani Tashkeel'' (The Linguistic Formation of Urdu)<ref name=":1" /><br />
* ''Urdu Zaban ki Tareekh'' (History of Urdu language)<br />
* ''Zaban, Usloob aur Usloobiyat'' (Language, Style, and Stylistics)<br />
* ''Bhasha Vigyan aur Urdu'' (Linguistics and Urdu)<br />
* ''Urdu Phonetics and Phonology''<br />
* ''Urdu Grammar: History & Structure''<br />
* ''Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition''<br />
* ''Sociolinguistic perspective of Hindi and Urdu in India''<br />
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