of lung cancer in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada while under his daughter's care on 11 October 2005. He was 87. Haqqee left five sons and one daughter. Like his wife, teacher Salma Haqqee, who died exactly two years earlier, he was buried in Mississauga, Canada. His wife was also a well-educated person and also a graduate of Aligarh Muslim University. Being an intellectual herself, she understood Haqqee's passion for his work and was a source of support for him all his married life. References External links LITERARY NOTES: The 100 best Urdu books on Dawn (newspaper) Mushaira Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Urdu Poet and Linguist on YouTube 1917 births 2005 deaths People from Delhi Pakistani expatriates in Canada Muhajir people Pakistani scholars Urdu-language writers Linguists of Urdu Pakistani literary critics Urdu critics Pakistani lexicographers Aligarh Muslim University alumni Pakistani Muslims Urdu-language poets from Pakistan 20th-century Pakistani poets Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Poets from Karachi 20th-century lexicographers Pakistani emigrants to Canada