Munawar Shakeel
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Born1969 (age 55–56)
Village near Rurala Road, Jaranwala Tehsil, Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan
Village near Rurala Road, Jaranwala Tehsil, Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationCobbler, poet
LanguagePunjabi
CitizenshipPakistani
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Village near Rurala Road, Jaranwala Tehsil, Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Cobbler, poet |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Subject | Social |
| Years active | Since 1990 |
| Notable works | Five Punjabi-language poetry books |
Munawar Shakeel (Punjabi and Urdu: منور شکیل) (born 1969) is a Pakistani poet, writing in the Punjabi language.
Skakeel was born in 1969 in a village near the town of Rurala Road – 25 km from Jaranwala (city) in the Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.
By profession, he is a roadside cobbler. A writer of five Punjabi-language award-winning books,[3] he used to write poetry while repairing shoes. Bashir Hamid, the headmaster of 282 GB, was his mentor.[4]