Adamjee Literary Award

Adamjee Literary Award, also known as Adamjee Prize, is a literary award bestowed by the government of Pakistan. It is presented by the president. The award seeks to recognize those people who have made "meritorious contribution" to the literature of Pakistan.{{cite web | last=Newspaper | first=the | title=Adamjee award for Abbas, Shaukat | website=DAWN.COM | date=3 January 2011 | url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/01/03/adamjee-award-for-abbas-shaukat/ | access-date=14 July 2020}}{{cite web | last=Mahmood | first=Naazir | title=Celebrating Kishwar Naheed and eight decades of poetry and rebellion | website=Scroll.in | date=30 June 2020 | url=https://scroll.in/article/965753/celebrating-kishwar-naheed-and-eight-decades-of-poetry-and-rebellion | access-date=14 July 2020}} It was first introduced by Pakistan Writers' Guild in 1959.{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |chapter=Pakistan Writers Guild |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Pakistan_Writers_Guild |editor2-first=Sambaru |editor2-last=Mohanta}} Muhammad Shahidullah served as the permanent chairman of the award.{{cite book |author=Badiuzzaman |chapter=Shahidullah, Muhammad |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shahidullah,_Muhammad |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}

List of winners

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1959	Ghulam Abbas and Shaukat Siddiqui (Urdu) Syed Abdul Sattar and Roshan Yazdani (Bengali)	{{Cite news \|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/595871 \|title=Adamjee award for Abbas, Shaukat \|date=2011-01-03 \|work=Dawn \|location=Pakistan \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
1960	Jamila Hashmi and Jamiluddin Aali	{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjeP96uhGtcC&q=Adamjee+Literary+Award&pg=PA356 \|title=An Epic Unwritten \|last=Memon \|first=Muhammad Umar \|date=1998 \|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=9780140272277 \|language=en}}{{Cite news \|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/100059-jamiluddin-aali-passes-away-in-karachi \|title=Jamiluddin Aali passes away in Karachi \|work=Geo TV \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
1961	Afzal Ahsan Randhawa (Deeva Tey Darya)	{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/12/02/remembering-afzal-ahsan-randhawa-a-celebrated-icon-of-punjabi-literature/ \|title=Remembering Afzal Ahsan Randhawa: A celebrated icon of Punjabi literature \|work=Pakistan Today \|access-date=2019-06-05}}
1962	Shamsur Rahman and Shahidullah Kaiser	{{Cite news \|url=http://www.bssnews.net/?p=107875 \|title=90th birth anniversary of poet Shamsur Rahman tomorrow \|work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) \|last=Mosharrof \|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{cite book \|last=Alam \|first=Muhammad Shamsul \|year=2012 \|chapter=Shahidullah Kaiser \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kaiser,_Shahidullah \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|editor2-last=Jamal \|editor2-first=Ahmed A. \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
1963	Abdullah Hussain (Udaas Naslein), Mahbubul Alam, Khadija Mastoor (Aangan)	{{Cite news \|url=https://nation.com.pk/14-Dec-2015/abdullah-hussain-is-undoubtedly-the-greatest-realist-in-urdu-literature \|title=Abdullah Hussain is undoubtedly the greatest realist in Urdu literature \|date=2015-12-14 \|work=The Nation \|access-date=2019-06-05}}{{Cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/20/abdullah-hussein \|title=Abdullah Hussein obituary \|last=Hussein \|first=Aamer \|date=2015-08-20 \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=2019-05-26 \|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news \|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/303408/the-story-of-aangan-is-both-universal-and-ageless-mustafa-afridi/ \|title=The story of 'Aangan' is both universal and ageless: Mustafa Afridi \|date=2018-09-27 \|work=Daily Times \|access-date=2019-06-05}}
1964	Ahsan Habib, Zahir Raihan	{{cite book \|last=Guha \|first=Bimal \|year=2012 \|chapter=Habib, Ahsan \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Habib,_Ahsan \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|editor2-last=Jamal \|editor2-first=Ahmed A. \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
1965	Sufi Motahar Hossein	{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-102685 \|title=Homage to poet Sufi Motahar Hossein \|date=2009-08-23 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
1966	Shawkat Osman, Abul Fazal and Farrukh Ahmad	{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-232769 \|title=Abul Fazal's 29th death anniversary \|date=2012-05-05 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{Cite news \|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/72375/shawkat-osmans-death-anniv-today \|title=Shawkat Osman's death anniv today \|work=New Age \|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{cite book \|last=Islam \|first=Sirajul \|year=2012 \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh \|chapter=Ahmad, Farrukh \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ahmad,_Farrukh \|editor2-first=Anik \|editor2-last=Mahmud}}
1967	Khalid Akhtar, Ada Jafri and Abdul Quadir and Hasan Hafizur Rahman	{{Cite news \|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/18219 \|title=Khalid Akhtar, eminent writer, is dead \|date=2002-02-03 \|work=Dawn \|location=Pakistan \|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{Cite news \|url=https://arynews.tv/en/poetess-ada-jafri-passes-away/ \|title=Urdu poetess Ada Jafri passes away \|date=2015-03-13 \|work=ARY News \|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{cite book \|last=Islam \|first=Sirajul \|year=2012 \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh \|chapter=Quadir, Abdul \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Quadir,_Abdul \|editor2-first=Mahbubul \|editor2-last=Haq}}{{cite book \|last=Islam \|first=Sirajul \|year=2012 \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh \|chapter=Rahman, Hasan Hafizur \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rahman,_Hasan_Hafizur \|editor2-first=Sambaru \|editor2-last=Mohanta}}
1968	Mirza Adeeb, Kishwar Naheed and Sardar Jainuddin	{{cite book \|title=Pakistan Chronicle \|year=2010 \|location=Karachi \|publisher=Virsa Publications \|isbn=9789699454004 \|page=842 \|author=Aqeel Abbas Jafari \|author-link=Aqeel Abbas Jafari \|edition=1st \|language=ur}}
1969	Syed Shamsul Haque and Rashid Karim	{{Cite magazine \|url=http://old.dhakacourier.com.bd/syed-shamsul-haq-turns-80/ \|title=Syed Shamsul Haq turns 80 \|magazine=Dhaka Courier \|access-date=2019-05-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526103141/http://old.dhakacourier.com.bd/syed-shamsul-haq-turns-80/ \|archive-date=2019-05-26 \|url-status=dead }}
1970	Begum Akhtar Riazuddin (Dhanak Par Qadam)	{{citation needed\|date=October 2017}}
1978	Parveen Shakir	{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hKgYfCEcg4C&q=%22Adamjee+Literary+Award%22&pg=PA292 \|title=Modern Poetry of Pakistan \|last1=Arif \|first1=Iftikhar \|last2=Khwaja \|first2=Waqas \|date=2010 \|publisher=Dalkey Archive Press \|isbn=9781564786050 \|language=en}}
1979	Umrao Tariq	{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/335156-urdu-writer-umrao-tariq-passes-away \|title=Urdu writer Umrao Tariq passes away \|date=2011-12-08 \|work=The News International \|access-date=2019-05-26 \|archive-date=2020-05-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529144447/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/335156-urdu-writer-umrao-tariq-passes-away \|url-status=dead }}
1980	Hasan Akbar Kamal	{{Cite news \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1463337/urdu-poet-hasan-akbar-kamal-passes-away/ \|title=Urdu poet Hasan Akbar Kamal passes away \|date=2017-07-22 \|work=The Express Tribune \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
1982	Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (Deewar-e-Aab)
	Intizar Hussain	{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149018 \|title=Government announces 'Intizar Hussain Literary Award' this week \|last=Sarfaraz \|first=Iqra \|date=2016-02-13 \|website=HIP \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
	Hasan Azizul Huq	{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/literature/happy-birthday-hasan-azizul-huq-211330 \|title=Happy birthday Hasan Azizul Huq \|date=2016-02-02 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
	Abu Rushd	{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-127819 \|title=Prof Abu Rushd passes away \|date=2010-02-25 \|work=The Daily Star \|access-date=2019-05-26}}
	Qateel Shifai
	Rahim Gul (Dastan Chor Aye)
	Munshi Raisuddin	{{cite book \|last=Islam \|first=Sirajul \|year=2012 \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh \|chapter=Raisuddin, Ustad Munshi \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Raisuddin,_Ustad_Munshi \|editor2-first=Mobarak \|editor2-last=Khan}}
{{n/a}}	Jilani Kamran	{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/83484/prof-jilani-kamran-passes-away\|title=Prof Jilani Kamran passes away\|date=February 23, 2003\|website=DAWN.COM}}

References

Category:Civil awards and decorations of Pakistan

Category:Pakistani literature

Category:Bengali literary awards

Category:Urdu literary awards

Category:Pakistani literary awards