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{{Short description|Indian poet}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{infobox writer
|name=Mohammad Zahid
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1977}}
|birth_place=[[Anantnag]], [[Kashmir Valley]], India
|occupation={{flatlist|
*Poet
*translator
*editor
}}
|nationality=Indian
|awards=[[Jibanananda Das Award]]
|parents=Bashir Ahmad Makhdoomi<br>Badshah Gowher
}}
'''Mohammad Zahid''' (born 1977) is an Indian poet, translator and editor from [[Anantnag]], [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cyberwit.net/authors/mohammad-zahid|title=Mohammad Zahid – Author Profile|publisher=Cyberwit|access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> He is a recipient of [https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jkaacl-announces-best-book-award-2015/ Best Book Award from Academy of Art Culture & Languages, J&K] for his maiden poetry collection, The Pheromone Trail. He is also a recipient of [[Jibanananda Das Award]] for his translation of Kashmiri poetry into English.

==Early life and education==
Mohammad Zahid was born in 1977 at [[Anantnag]] in [[Kashmir Valley]]. His father Bashir Ahmad Makhdoomi and mother Badshah Gowher were scholars of English literature and [[Persian literature]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cyberwit.net/authors/mohammad-zahid|title=Biodata of Mohammad Zahid|publisher=Cyberwit|access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> Zahid had his early education in Anantnag. Having his Bachelor's degree in Science, he studied English Literature at [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. Later he joined [[Jammu & Kashmir Bank]] as a Probationary Officer.

==Professional and literary career==
Despite being a banker by profession, Zahid has devoted his spare time to literature. His poetry has featured at International Library of Poetry, Florida and International Poetry Festival. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.academia.edu/3861579|title=Mohammad Zahid – An English Poet in Making from Kashmir|author= Jan Mudasir Gul| publisher=Academia|access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> He has served as Editor of [[Muse India]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://kashmirlife.net/poetic-musings-issue-36-vol-07-90383/|title=Poetic Musing – Mohammad Zahid| author= Shakir Mir|publisher=Kashmir Life|date= 23 November 2015|access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> He has also served as a feature photographer for various journals like Lake View International Journal for Literature and Arts<ref>{{cite web|url= https://issuu.com/lijla/docs/feb2013/185|title=Lake View International Journal - Contributors|date=3 February 2013 | access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> and translator editor for several other journals. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.spillingcocoa.com/cocks-by-mohammad-zahid/|title=Spilling Cocoa – "Cock" by Mohammad Zahid| author= Robert Garnham| date= 10 March 2021| access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> His poetry has been translated into French,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://hyderabad.afindia.org/poetry-reading-evening/|title=Poetry Reading Evening – Mohammad Zahid| publisher=Alliance Francaise|access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> Spanish and other world languages. His maiden poetry book “The Pheromone Trail” won the best book award from the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Language. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.prlog.org/12652467-the-pheromone-trail-gets-the-best-book-award-from-the-academy-of-art-culture-and-languages-jk.html|title=Pheromone Trail gets best book award|publisher=Cyberwit|date= 16 July 2017| access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> His poetry essentially captures the “illusion of fantasies that has enamoured Kashmiri people”. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://kashmirnarrator.com/trails-of-pain-kashmirs-english-writing/|title= Trails of pain – Kashmir's English Writing|author= Murtaza Shibli|publisher=Kashmir Narrator|date= 16 July 2017| access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref> He has also translated Kashmiri poetry into English including [[Sahitya Akademi]] award winning works of [[Naseem Shafaie]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theantonymmag.com/kashmiri-poems-by-naseem-shafaiye-translated-to-english-by-mohammad-zahid/|title="The Sea and I" by Naseem Shafaiye translated by Mohammad Zahid|date=28 August 2022 | publisher=Antonym Magazine|access-date= 15 October 2022}}</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
* [https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jkaacl-announces-best-book-award-2015/ Best Book Award from Academy of Art Culture & Languages, J&K]
* [[Jibanananda Das Award]]
* Reliance Time-Out Poetry Award
* Sacred Heart Poetry Prize

==Bibliography==
*The Pheromone Trail (2013)
*Graffiti Of Dreams (2023)
* Kashmiri Language & Poetry Volume I (English Translation of Kashmiri Zuban aur Shayiri by Abdul Ahad Azad Published by Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art Culture & Languages
*Abdul Rahim Aama English Translation (Makers of Indian Literature) Sahitya Akademi New Delhi India
*The Hall of Mirrors English Translation of Aaena Khana Sahitya Akademi award winning essay collection of Aziz Hajini, Published by Sahitya Akademi
* Kashmiri Language & Poetry Volume III (English Translation of Kashmiri Zuban aur Shayiri by Abdul Ahad Azad Published by Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art Culture & Languages

==See also==
* [[Naseem Shafaie]]
https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/abdul-rahim-aama-makers-of-indian-literature-uam220/
== References ==
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