# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fahmida-riaz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:46:28.098Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fahmida-riaz"
name: "Fahmida Riaz"
slug: "fahmida-riaz"
description: "Fahmida Riaz was an Urdu writer, poet and activist from Pakistan. She authored many books, such as Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil in addition to the first translation in rhyme of the Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi from Persian into Urdu. The author of more than 15 books of fiction and poetry, she remained at the center of controversies. When Badan Dareeda, her second collection of verses, appeared, she was accused of using erotic and sensual expressions in her work. The themes prevalent in her verse were, until then, considered taboo for women writers. She also translated the works of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Shaikh Ayaz from Sindhi to Urdu. Fleeing General Zia-ul Haq's religious tyranny, Riaz sought refuge in India and spent seven years there."
tagline: "Pakistani Urdu writer, poet, feminist (1946-2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fehmida_Riaz.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1946-07-28"
deathDate: "2018-11-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             12.69487750556793
  historical:           9.287186666666669
  currentAttention:     30
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump