Samina Raja


Samina Raja was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She lived in Islamabad, Pakistan, and worked in the National Language Authority as a subject specialist.

Early life

Raja was born in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. She gained a master's degree in Urdu Literature from Punjab University in Lahore. She started writing poetry in 1973 and published twelve books of poetry, two Kulliyat and one selection of her romantic poetry so far. She wrote some books in Urdu prose and edited and translated some valuable works of prose from English to Urdu.
Raja joined the National Book Foundation as a consultant and as editor of the monthly Kitab in 1998. In 1998 she also joined the monthly Aassar as an editor.
She conducted All Pakistan Mushairas since 1995 on Pakistan Television. She also presented the literary program Urdu Adab Mein Aurat Ka Kirdar on PTV.
Raja also as a Subject Specialist in the National Language Authority, Islamabad and was planning to bring out a new literary magazine Khwabgar 's Ahmad Faraz number.
Raja died of cancer in Islamabad on 31 October 2012. She was survived by three sons.

Books of poetry

She started writing in 1973 and published twelve collections of poetry.
She also has published two Kulliyat and one selection of her poetry,
Raja has also been the editor of four literary magazines