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	'''Sehba Akhtar''' (30 September 1931 – 19 February 1996) was a [[poet]] and a film songwriter in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/81246 \|title=KARACHI: Mock mushaira planned (with many noted dead poets in attendance)\|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)\|date=7 February 2003\|access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref~~><ref name=rekhta/~~>		'''Sehba Akhtar''' (30 September 1931 – 19 February 1996) was a [[poet]] and a film songwriter in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=rekhta/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/81246 \|title=KARACHI: Mock mushaira planned (with many noted dead poets in attendance)\|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)\|date=7 February 2003\|access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref>

	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
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	* "Wahain Zindagi Kay Hasee'n Khawb Tootay" Sung by Jamal Akbar, Music by Kareem Shahab Uddin.		* "Wahain Zindagi Kay Hasee'n Khawb Tootay" Sung by Jamal Akbar, Music by Kareem Shahab Uddin.
	* "Tera Mera Sathi Hay Lehrata Samandar" Film Samander, sung by [[Ahmed Rushdi]]		* "Tera Mera Sathi Hay Lehrata Samandar" Film Samander, sung by [[Ahmed Rushdi]]
	* "Ae watan maan ki tarah", sung by [[Mohammad Ifrahim]]

	== Death and legacy==		== Death and legacy==

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	== Death and legacy==		== Death and legacy==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Sehba Akhtar
| birthname = Akhtar Ali Rehmat<ref name=rekhta/>
| birth_date = {{birth-date|30 September 1931}}<ref name=rekhta/>
| birth_place = [[Jammu]], British India
| death_date = {{death-date and age|19 February 1996|30 September 1931}}<ref name=rekhta/>
| death_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
| nationality = [[Pakistani]]
| occupation = poet, film songs [[Lyricist|lyricist]]
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] (1996)
}}

'''Sehba Akhtar''' (30 September 1931 – 19 February 1996) was a [[poet]] and a film songwriter in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/81246 |title=KARACHI: Mock mushaira planned (with many noted dead poets in attendance)|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=7 February 2003|access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=rekhta/>

==Early life and career==
He was born Akhtar Ali Rehmat to Rehmat Ali Rehmat, a [[poet]] and a contemporary of the renowned playwright [[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]], in [[Jammu]], [[British India]].<ref name=rekhta/> Sehba originally belonged to [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]]. He started writing verses in his school days. He finished his high school from [[Bareilly]] and later attended the [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. Later, before Pakistan's independence in 1947, he visited [[Karachi]] along with [[Quaid-e-Azam]] [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] to attend a public gathering organised by Karachi students. Soon after the independence of [[Pakistan]] in 1947, he shifted to Pakistan and also started writing poems and songs for Pakistani movies and the Pakistani public.<ref name=rekhta/>

==Popular poems==
He wrote many famous poems and songs for the Pakistani people and also became involved in writing film songs for some Pakistani films.<ref name=rekhta/>

* "Mein Bhi Pakistan Hoon Tu Bhi Pakistan Hai" Sung by [[Muhammad Ali Shehki]], music by [[Sohail Rana]], a [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] production<ref>[https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/08/exploring-sohail-ranas-pakistan/ Exploring Sohail Rana's Pakistan (song written by Sehba Akhtar)] Samaa.tv website, Retrieved 27 November 2020</ref>
* "Tanha Thee Aur Hamaishah Say Tanha Hay Zindagi" sung by [[Mehdi Hassan]]
* "Chand Ki Seij Pe Taaron Se Saja Ke Sehra" Sung by [[Runa Laila]], music by ''Deebo Bhattacharya'' for film ''Jhuk Gaya Aasman'' (1970)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoY4Y1Ff8Vs Film song by Sehba Akhtar on YouTube] Retrieved 27 November 2020</ref>
* "Mujhe Bhulaane Walay Tujhe Bhi Chaen Na Aaey" Sung by [[Habib Wali Mohammed]] (a non-film [[ghazal]] song)<ref>[http://www.urdupoetry.com/sehba.html Poetry of Sehba Akhtar on urdupoetry.com website] Retrieved 27 November 2020</ref>
* "Wahain Zindagi Kay Hasee'n Khawb Tootay" Sung by Jamal Akbar, Music by Kareem Shahab Uddin.
* "Tera Mera Sathi Hay Lehrata Samandar" Film Samander, sung by [[Ahmed Rushdi]]

== Death and legacy==
In late 1995 he became very ill in London, but insisted on returning to Pakistan to launch his poetry book, ''Mashal''. He later died on 19 February 1996.<ref name=rekhta/>
In [[Karachi]], Pakistan, there is a 'Sehba Akhtar Road' named after him and a library in [[Nazimabad]] No.4, Karachi also carries his name.<ref>(Usman Liaquat) [http://tribune.com.pk/story/470351/leap-of-faith-founder-of-kuch-karo-decided-to-do-just-that/ Leap of faith: Founder of ‘Kuch Karo’ decided to do just that (Sehba Akhtar Library and Road info)] The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 24 Nov 2012, Retrieved 27 November 2020</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1932313/karachis-public-libraries-rot-decay |newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|author=Kashif Hussain |title=Karachi's public libraries rot in decay |date=19 March 2019|access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref>

== Awards ==
He received the [[Pride of Performance]] award from the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1996.<ref name=rekhta>[https://rekhta.org/poets/sahba-akhtar/profile Profile of poet Sehba Akhtar on rekhta.org website] Retrieved 27 November 2020</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}

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