Wahab Ashrafi

Dr. Syed Abdul Wahab Ashrafi (Urdu/Persian/Arabic: ; ) (2 June 1936 – 15 July 2012) was an Indian literary critic and an eminent personality in the world of Urdu literature. He belonged to the family of the Sufi saint Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani Early life Wahab Ashrafi spent his early life in Kako village in Jehanabad district, Bihar. Awards Ashrafi received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (Criticism) in 2007. Bihar Urdu Academy award. Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award. Education Wahab Ashrafi received Ph.D. (Urdu), MA in Urdu (Gold Medalist), M.A in Persian (Gold Medalist), M.A (English), LLB.