, ▁Editor ▁and ▁propriet or ▁of ▁‘ Ad abi ▁D uni ya ’ , ▁L ah ore , ▁where ▁Me er aj i ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Kr ish an ▁Ch ander , ▁Me er aj i ▁and ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁were ▁good ▁friends . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁his ▁college ▁days ▁that ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁Sh abb ir ▁H uss ain ▁Josh ▁M ali hab adi ▁and ▁Sam ad ▁Y ar ▁Khan ▁S ag har ▁N iz ami . ▁He ▁developed ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁lif el ong ▁ ▁relationship ▁with ▁them , ▁which ▁both ▁influenced ▁as ▁also ▁helped ▁shape ▁his ▁literary ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁joined ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Officer , ▁a ▁senior ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁bank . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁Raj ▁K um ari ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 2 0 0 3 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mur li ▁Ram ▁Ber era ▁of ▁L ah ore . ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India , ▁while ▁seeking ▁suitable ▁employ ment , ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁was ▁interview ed ▁for ▁an ▁editor ' s ▁post ▁with ▁ ▁All ▁India ▁Radio , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁Maj az . ▁However , ▁Maj az ▁and ▁Z ia ▁F ate hab adi ▁remained ▁close ▁friends .