Mustafa Zaidi Biography | Poet

Mustafa Zaidi (1930-1970) was a progressive Urdu poet whose work and literary accomplishments remain popular and relevant today. [ citation needed ] He was born on 16 October 1930 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India to Lakhte Hasnain and Binte Haider. His father was a senior official in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the UP Province, with roots in Meman Saadat, a village in district Bijnor. Mustafa Zaidi grew up in a household with five elder half brothers and was the second of three full brothers. [ citation needed ]