Wasim Barelvi

Poet

Wasim Barelvi (Zahid Hussain) is an Indian Urdu-language poet. He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. His ghazals, many sung by Jagjit Singh, are very popular. He has been awarded with the "Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award", the Kalidas gold medal (by the Haryana government, in recognition for his services in the field of Urdu and Hindi poetry, the Begum Akhtar Kala Dharmi award, and the Naseem-e-Urdu award. Barelvi is Vice-Chairman of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL).

He has also performed at Culrav 2012 (the cultural event of NIT Allahabad). He is also Member of Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh since 2016 

His most recent works are ‘Pyar Ke Do Naam’ (Hindi Movie) (2024)

‘Mai Usko Aansuo Se Likh Rha Hu’ (Urdu Poetry) (2025)