Age | 64 (age at death) |
Birthday | 24 March, 1928 |
Birthplace | Hoshiarpur, Punjab |
Died | 12 March, 1993 |
Place of Death | Lahore, Pakistan |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Writer |
Habib Jalib (Urdu: حبیب جالب) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist and politician 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.