Irfan Nasirabadi

Syed Irfan Abbas Rizvi (born 5 June 1975) is a poet, writer and nauhakhawn (noha reciter) from Nasirabad, Utter Pradesh, India. He is well known in the Shia community and is considered the best Noha Khwaan (Noha reciter) who recite his own nauhe. He rose to fame in the 1996s when his Nohas and poetry gained popularity overseas.

Early life

Syed Irfan Abbas Rizvi born in Nasirabad to Syed Qinayat Abbas Rizvi a famous sozkhawn and nouhakhwan. At the age of 6 his family settle in Raebareli from there he did schooling. He won many championship in inter school tournament he was very brilliant student. After schooling, he completed his graduation from University of Lucknow in 1993 and had passed his MA in Urdu literature from University of Lucknow.

Career

Syed Irfan Abbas Rizvi lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and works as a fashion designer and from there he writes Urdu poetry, Nauhe, etc. He released his first Cassette of Nauha in 1996.

Personal life

He is a Twelver Shia married with the daughter of Adeeb-E-Asr Allama Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi, a Twelver Shī'ah scholar, speaker, author, historian and poet. They have two daughters and one son.

Some of his notable couplets are: