Urdu litterateur
Abdul Lateef Azmi |
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| Born | 1 March 1917
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| Died | 11 May 2002 (aged 85)
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| Education | M.A. (Urdu) Jamia Millia Islamia: 1973-1975 |
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Abdul Lateef Azmi (also written as Abdul Latif Azmi - 1917–2002) was an Urdu litterateur and among the close associates of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia. He joined Jamia Millia as a student of B.A. in 1936 and served the university over 50 years in various capacities. He was one of the longest serving editors of Jamia Millia's official magazine, Jamia. He died in Delhi on May 11, 2002.[1] In 1985, Maktaba Jamia, New Delhi, published a book Abdul Lateef Azmi Hayat-o-Khidmat. Several scholars contributed chapters in the book on various facets of Abdul Lateef Azmi and his life.[2]
Biography
Abdul Lateef Azmi was born to Abdul Samad and Sabira Khatoon on March 1, 1917. He belonged to a landed family of village Bandi Kalan, District Azamgarh, UP. His father Abdul Samad expired 6 months before he was born, and his mother died when he was just a year old. He was raised by his uncle Abdul Hai. He was sent to Madrasatul Islah and later he joined Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow from where he completed his traditional education. After Nadwatul Ulama, he joined Jamia Millia Islamia in 1936 as a student of B.A. He joined MA (Arabic) at Aligarh Muslim University in 1955 but could not complete the course owing to his poor health. Later, he completed M.A. (Urdu) from Jamia Millia Islamia in 1975.[3]
