Habib Jalib (Punjabi, Urdu: حبیب جالب) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of the masses. He opposed military coups and administrators and was duly jailed several times. Born: March 24, 1928, Hoshiarpur, India Died: March 1993, Lahore Spouse: Mumtaz Begum Children: Nasir Jalib, Yasir Jalib Full name: Habib Ahmad Literary movement: Progressive Writers' Movement Notable awards: Nigar Awards; Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Posthumously awarded on 23 March 2009) #poetry #urdupoetry