Sahar Ansari

Sahar Ansari, TI (Urdu: سحر انصاری) (Born: 27 Dec 1939, Aurangabad, Maharashtra)^[1] is an Urdu poet and linguist from Karachi, Pakistan.^[2][3] He remained associated with the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman of Urdu department.^[4]

Sahar Ansari
Born	(1939-12-27) 27 December 1939 (age 85) Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Urdu poet, linguist, Professor and Chairman of Urdu department at the University of Karachi
Language	Urdu
Nationality	Pakistani
Notable awards	Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2006)

Sahar has been awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2006.^[5]

Controversy

Ansari was found guilty of sexually harassing a fellow female Karachi University Professor in 2018. The alleged harassment incident had occurred two years earlier and had been under investigation by two committees since then.^[6]