Fifty-ninth death anniversary of famous Urdu poet Shakeb Jalali was observed on Wednesday. 

His real name was Syed Hassan Rizvi and he was born on October 1, 1934, in Jalali town near Aligarh. After partition, he came to Pakistan in 1950.

Shakeb Jalali gave an innovative tone to Urdu ghazal. His first poetry collection "Roshni Aye Roshni" was published in 1972.

Sang-e-Meel published his complete poetical works as Kulliyat-e-Shakeb Jalali in 2004.

Shakeb Jalali He died in Sargodha on this day in 1966.