| Mohsin Naqvi | |
| Birth Name: | Syed Ghulam Abbas Naqvi |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, British India (modern-day Pakistan) |
| Death Place: | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Occupation: | Poet |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Genre: | Ghazal |
| Subject: | philosophy |
Mohsin Naqvi (10 May 1947 − 15 January 1996) was a Pakistani poet, known for his ghazals.
Naqvi was born on 10 May 1947 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan) as Ghulam Abbas Naqvi.[1] His father, Syed Chirag Hussain Shah, was a saddlemaker and food vendor.[1] He later became known by his pen name, Mohsin Naqvi. Naqvi had six siblings. His son Syed Aqeel Mohsin Naqvi is also a poet, whose poetry is also mainly concerned with Muhammad and Ahlulbait.[2]
Naqvi graduated from Government College Bosan Road in Multan and later earned his master's degree from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.[1]
Naqvi became known as the poet of the Ahl al-Bayt.[3] His poetry about the Battle of Karbala is recited all over Pakistan.[4]
Naqvi published multiple books of poetry during his lifetime. He gained a title of "Iqbal e Thani". He studied the basics of poetry from Rafiq Khawar Jaskani, a poet, in Dera Ghazi Khan.
Naqvi was murdered on the 15th of January 1996 at Lahore in the main Bazar.[5] [6] [7]
A partial list of Urdu poetry books of Naqvi: