Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi

For other people with the same name, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).

Maulvi Deputy Nazir Ahmad
Deputy Nazir Ahmad
Born(1833-12-06)6 December 1833
Rehar Village, District Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died3 May 1912(1912-05-03) (aged 78)
Delhi, India
Resting placeShah Baqi Billah Cemetery, near New Delhi Railway Station
Pen nameDeputy Nazir Ahmad
OccupationNovelist
NationalityIndian
Alma materZakir Husain Delhi College (Delhi College)
PeriodMughal era, British Indian

Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi (6 December 1833 – 3 May 1912), also known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, was an Urdu novelist, social and religious reformer, and orator. He wrote over 30 books on subjects such as law, logic, ethics and linguistics, as well as novels such as Mirat-ul-Uroos, Tobat-un-Nasuh, and Ibn-ul-waqt. He also translated the Qur’an into Urdu.

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