Makhdoom Mohiuddin

Urdu Poet

Makhdoom Mohiuddin, originally Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Huzri, was a distinguished Urdu poet. Born in a small village near Hyderabad in 1908, he earned a masters degree in 1936 from Osmania University. 'Bisat-e-Raqs' is his most popular work. Makhdoom was an activist of the Communist Party. In 1943, he founded the Progressive Writers’ Union in Hyderabad. He died in 1969.

Updated on 7th June, 2005