ISLAMABAD  -  The 93rd birth anniversary of renowned poet Ahmad Faraz was observed on Friday. He was born on January 12, 1931, in Kohat as Syed Ahmad Shah. He started writing po­etry with the name of Ahmad Shah Kohati but later adopted the name Ahmad Faraz with the advice of the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz. His first collection of poetry “Tanha Tanha” was pub­lished when he was in graduation. Faraz added many colours to Urdu language with his poetry. Ahmed Faraz is ranked among the greatest Urdu poets of the current era because of his elegant yet simple poetry. Ahmad Faraz was conferred nu­merous awards, including the Adam Jee Literary Award, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and Hilal-e-Imtiaz, by the government of Pakistan in recognition of his lit­erary contributions to the Urdu language. Ahmad Faraz passed away on August 25, 2008, and he was buried in Islamabad.