Renowned Urdu writer Abul Lais Javed passes away

Renowned Urdu writer Abul Lais Javed passes away

Renowned Urdu writer Abul Lais Javed passed away today in Al Shifa Hospital at 5.15 pm after prolong illness, according to a close family friend.

Author of several books and a retired Bihar Government senior employee, he was unwell for the last many months and was suffering from prostate cancer and other ailments.

He was 85 years old.

After retirement, Abul Lais Javed settled in Abul Fazal Enclave with his family and devoted his time to writing Urdu books.

Very recently, he wrote a book on history of Akbarpur in Sasaram his hometown.

Namaz-e-Janaza and tadfeen is to take place on Tuesday at 9 am in Shaheen Bagh graveyard, said a reetired Jamia school teacher Mohammed Shamim, very close to the family.

He was admitted in Al Shifa for the last one week. He was a resident of H17 Abul Fazal Enclave.

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