Syed Ahmad Shah, better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters. He wrote his poetry under the pseudonym Faraz. He criticised military rule and coup d'état in the country and was displaced by the military dictators.

Born: January 12, 1931, Kohat

Died: August 25, 2008, Islamabad

Full name: Syed Ahmad Shah Ali

Parents: Syed Muhammad Shah Barq

Books: Jānān̲ jānān̲

Children: Shibli Faraz

Siblings: Masood Kausar

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