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Dr. Imdad Hussain (born 1911) was a scholar of English literature, educationist, diplomat and writer associated with British India and Pakistan.
Education
[edit]Hussain completed a PhD in English literature at the University of Edinburgh in 1934. His doctoral thesis was titled Oriental Elements in English Poetry (1784–1859). The thesis is preserved in the University of Edinburgh's research archive.[1]
According to the biographical note published with his 1989 book, Hussain worked under Herbert Grierson and Geoffrey Bullough.[2]
Career
[edit]After returning to British India in 1935, Hussain taught postgraduate English literature at Government College, Lahore.[3]
A memoir by R. C. Mody records that Hussain, described as a professor and alumnus of Government College Lahore, wrote a letter of introduction for Mody before his arrival in Lahore in 1944. The letter was addressed to Professor Sirajuddin of Government College Lahore.[4]
In 1939, he joined the English Department of Islamia College, Peshawar. A history of the college records that he held a PhD from Edinburgh and had previously gained multiple years of experience at Government College, Lahore.
After the partition of British India in 1947, Hussain joined the Ministry of Education of Pakistan. He later served as an educational and cultural attaché at Pakistani diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., and London.[3]
Hussain subsequently became Professor Emeritus of English literature at the University of the Punjab and served as a member of the Public Service Commission of Pakistan.
Writing
[edit]In 1989, Hussain published An Introduction to the Poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz through Vanguard Books in Lahore. The book is 153 pages long and has the ISBN 9694020018.[5]
Hussain is credited by the literary website Dareechah-e-Nigaarish as the author of the Urdu ghazal “Dil-e-Muztar Ko Samjhaya Bahut Hai” (دلِ مضطر کو سمجھایا بہت ہے). The website states that the ghazal was performed by Farida Khanum in Pakistan Television broadcasts during the early 1990s.[6]
Hussain also wrote articles on cultural subjects for newspapers and magazines.[3]
Family
[edit]Hussain was married to Haseena Imdad Hussain, the daughter of Qazi Zahoor Hussain, who served as chief engineer of the railway system in British India.
In 1948, while Hussain was serving as an educational and cultural attaché at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C., Haseena Imdad Hussain was reportedly a finalist in a beauty contest held at a United Nations Ball.[7]
The couple's granddaughter was television actress Seemi Raheel, and their great-granddaughter is television and film actress Mehreen Raheel.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Imdad Husain (1934). "Oriental elements in English poetry (1784–1859)". Edinburgh Research Archive. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Imdad Hussain (1989). "An Introduction to the Poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz". Vanguard Books. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Imdad Hussain (1989). "An Introduction to the Poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz". Vanguard Books. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "My memories of Britain's long and tortured exit 1931-47 | India of the Past". www.indiaofthepast.org. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Hussain, Imdad (1989). An Introduction to the Poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Lahore: Vanguard Books. ISBN 9694020018.
- ↑ "Imdad Husain Ghazals". Dareechah-e-Nigaarish. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Kazi, Dr Ghulam Nabi (2019-02-02), Mrs. Haseena Imdad Hussain who was a beauty contestant finalist at the United Nations Ball in 1948, retrieved 2026-09-30
- ↑ "Dareechah-e-Nigaarish - Imdad Husain Ghazals". www.dareechah.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.