Class of 1929
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Revolutionary Urdu Poet, Lenin Peace Prize Laureate
Academic Association: Department of Arabic & English
Biographical Tribute & Murray College Connection
Faiz Ahmad Faiz completed his foundational intermediate and collegiate education at Murray College Sialkot, where he was mentored by Shams-ul-Ulama Syed Mir Hassan. His poetry remains a universal beacon of human struggle, compassion, justice, and resistance against tyranny across the globe.
Major Contributions & Accolades
Awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize (1962), Lotus Prize for Literature (1976), Nishan-e-Imtiaz. Authored Naqsh-e-Faryadi, Dast-e-Saba, Zindan-Nama, Dast-e-Tah-e-Sang, Mere Dil Mere Musafir.