Khawar Rizvi

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Khawar Rizvi خاور رضوي
Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi
Native name	سید سبط حسن رضوی
Born	(1938-06-01)1 June 1938
Died	15 November 1981(1981-11-15) (aged 43) Ahmedpur, Pakistan
Parents	Syed Najm ul Hassan Rizvi (father) Abida Begum (mother)
Occupation	Social security worker, Banker and Poet
Nationality	Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistani

Khawar Rizvi (Urdu: خاور رضوي; 1 June 1938 – 15 November 1981) was a Pakistan poet and scholar of Urdu and Persian. Born Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi, he adopted the pen name "Khawar"—which signifies "the East" in Persian—for his poetry and essays. Rizvi was deeply fond of the East and held a reverent affection for its inherent principles and way of life.^[1]