Najeeba Arif is a Pakistani writer, poet, academic, and translator known for her contribution to Urdu literature and research."PAL gets first woman chairperson" – The Newspaper’s Staff Reporter. *Dawn*. 30 August 2023."Najeeba Arif – Rekhta poet profile" – Rekhta. Retrieved 17 August 2025. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL),ڈاکٹر نجيبه عارف – کراچی لٹریچر فیسٹیول becoming the first woman to hold the post."PAL represents Pakistani literati in two international conferences in China" – PR. *The News International*. 17 June 2025. Najeeba Arif has published some research articles and books on Urdu literature.
Works Mukhotā (مکھوٹا – Urdu novel). Lahore: Aks Publications, 2023."مکھوٹا by Dr Riffat Rafique – HumSub" – ڈاکٹر رفعت رفیق۔ HumSub. 19 December 2023. Nawāḥ-e-Kāzima (نواحِ کاظمہ – translation of Qasida Burda Sharif from Arabic into Urdu). Islamabad: Aimal Publications, 2022. Rāgnī kī Khoj meñ (راگنی کی کھوج میں, memoirs). Lahore: Qausain Publishers, 2020 Safar mulk-e-Oudh: Yūsuf Khān Kambalposh kā nādir wa ghair matbūʿa safarnāma (1847) (سیر ملک اودھ، یوسف خان کمبل پوش کا نادر وغیر مطبوعہ سفرنامہ). Lahore: Cooperative Society, 2017.Salim-ur-Rahman, M. (3 February 2019). "Good and bad old Uvudh". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 18 August 2025. Maʿānī se Ziyādah (معانی سے زیاده, first poetry collection). Karachi: Sheherzade, 2015. (Awarded "Best Book of the Year" at Karachi Literature Festival by Oxford University Press). 9/11 aur Pakistani Urdu Afsāna: Adab kā nav-muzāḥimatī rujḥān (نو گیارہ اور پاکستانی اردو افسانہ: اردو ادب کا نو مزاحمتی رُجحان, critical introduction and selected stories). Islamabad: Poorab Academy, 2011. Mumtaz Mufti kā Fikrī Irtiqā: Nafsiyāt, Taṣawwuf aur Qurʾān (ممتاز مفتی کا فکری ارتقا: نفسیات، تصوف اور قرآن, research monograph). Lahore: Al-Faisal Nashran, 2011."'Mumtaz Mufti ka Fikri Irtiqa' by Najeeba Arif", Mumtaz Mufti Official Website. (Page includes discussion and commentary on the book.) Retrieved 18 August 2025. Rafta o āinda: Urdu adab kā manẓar-nāmah (رفتہ و آئنده، اردو ادب کا منظر نامہ). Islamabad: Poorab Academy, 2008. Mumtaz Mufti: Shakhsiyat aur Fan (ممتاز مفتی: شخصیت اور فن, "Makers of Pakistani Literature" series). Islamabad: Pakistan Academy of Letters, 2007.Arif, Najeeba. *Mumtaz Mufti: Shakhsiyat Aur Fan*. Academy Adabiyat Pakistan, Islamabad, 2007. E-book available via Rekhta website. Retrieved 18 August 2025. Janoob Asiai Musalmaanon Ki Gharb Shanasi (جنوب ایشیائی مسلمانوں کی غرب شناسی). Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2026.
Honours Arif’s essays were included in the special issue of the periodical Sahifa published on Iftikhar Arif.
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