Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram
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Syed Sajjad Haider "Yaldram" (1880 – 1943) was an Urdu short story writer, travel writer, translator, linguist, essayist, and humourist from British India.{{cite book|last1=Naẓīr Ṣiddīqī|title=Reflections on Life and Literature|year=1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cFpkAAAAMAAJ&q=syed+sajjad+haider+yaldram+urdu}}{{cite book|last1=Front Cover Khālid Ḥasan|title=The Crocodiles are Here to Swim|year=1970|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ewgEAAAAYAAJ&q=syed+sajjad+haider+yaldram+urdu}}
Life
He was born at Nehtaur village in Bijnor district of the present day Uttar Pradesh state, India. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University in 1901. He served in government services for 3 years in Baghdad where he learned Turkish language. He also worked in Aligarh University. He traveled to many Muslim countries.
Quratulain Hyder writes that he was sent by the British government to support the Young Turks movement in Turkey against the Ottoman Rule.
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Category:Urdu-language translators
Category:Urdu-language travel writers
Category:Urdu-language essayists
Category:Urdu-language humorists
Category:Urdu-language writers from British India
Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni
Category:People from Bijnor district
Category:Indian travel writers
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