AUTHOR, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, POET, ORATOR, CRITIC AND JOURNALIST

Allama Dr. Syed Zamir Akhtar Naqvi was born in 1947 in Lucknow, India. He belongs to a family known for the literary and religious heritage which hails from the Sadaat-e-Gardezi family who came to the subcontinent through modern day Afghanistan.

He was educated at Husainabad School and graduated in literature from Government Jubilee College (now Shia College), Lucknow. He is an author of more than three hundred titles, spanning wide ranging topics such as literature, culture, religion, philosophy, logic and oratory.

He has been a speaker on different themes for almost half a century. His lectures are based on topics such as Islamic history, literature and philosophy as well as modern themes such as contemporary issues including current affairs. A key component of his lectures is that he always addresses the topics which are related to the modern day issues and relates them back to the Quran and the lives of the Ahlul Bayt.

He is currently the chairman of Mir Anees  Academy, Karachi, Pakistan and the Director of Markaz-e-Uloom-e-Islamia Pakistan. Allama frequently visits various countries in the world to address literary issues, concerning Urdu language and literature, especially the importance of Marsiyah in general and Mir Anees in particular.

On 21st Devember 1980, BBC London broadcast an interview of Allamah.
On 7th July 2000, BBC London, one again, broadcast an interview on the life of Allamah.
In 1989, "Voice of America", Washington, broadcast two interviews about Allamah.

Lectures are based on current and new issues such as Science, Philosophy, History, and Computer Technology. In 40 years, his speaches include flexibility, evaluation, foretelling, future telling, contemporary issues, and current affairs. In 1 hourly speech, Allamah fits 27,000 words, which in until know, the world record.