Fateh_Muhammad_Malik
Fateh Mohammad Malik
Indian writer (born 1936)
Fateh Mohammad Malik, (Urdu: فتح محمد ملک ALA-LC: born 1936)[1] in Talagang is a Pakistani literary critic, linguist and a scholar.[3] He has authored several books including an essay "Iqbal Inspired Humour: A Note on Parodies by Selected Urdu Poets" published in Of Clowns and Gods, Brahmans and Babus - Humour in South Asian Literatures.[1][4]
Iqbal had a key influence on him and he wrote at least six books on him including his book Iqbal's reconstruction of Muslim political thought published by University of Leicester, England.[1] His major work while working for National Language Authority was a five-volume book on the origin of Urdu as a language.[1]