Imdad Imam Asar

Syed Imdad Imam Asar Nawab (17 August 1849–17 October 1933) was an Indian poet, critic^[1] and writer from Patna, Bihar.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} He was professor of History and Arabic in Patna College.^[7][8][9]

Imdad Imam Asar
Born	Syed Imdad Imam Asar Nawab (1849-08-17)17 August 1849 Karai Parsurai, Patna, Bihar (now in Hilsa, Nalanda)
Died	17 October 1933(1933-10-17) (aged 84) Abgila, Gaya district, Bihar
Other names	Asar
Title	Shamsul Ulama, Nawab
Children	Syed Ali Imam, Syed Hasan Imam
Father	Shamsul Ulama Syed Wahiduddin Bahadur
Relatives	Khuda Bakhsh (Cousin) Rashid-un-Nisa (Sister)

Personal life

Asar was born to Shamsul Ulama titled Syed Wahiduddin Khan Bahadur on 17 August 1849 in Karai Parsurai, near Patna in Bihar, now in Hilsa, Nalanda district.

Asar's sister Rasheed Un Nisa is known to be first Urdu Language Indian woman novelist.^[10]

The Prime Minister of Hyderabad State, Syed Ali Imam^[11] and Indian National Congress President Syed Hasan Imam were both sons of Asar.