Jon Elia

About

Pakistani poet and scholar who released various poetry collections including his first collection, Shayad, in 1991.

Before Fame

He wrote his first Urdu couplet when he was eight years old and also studied Islamic history.

Trivia

He was fluent in many languages including Arabic, English, Persian, and Hebrew.

Family Life

He married writer Zahida Hina, and they had two daughters and a son before divorcing in the mid 1980s.

Associated With

Like him, Ehsan Sehgal has worked as a Pakistani poet.