Dr. Rafique Anjum ڈاکٹر رفیق انجم (Alternate Spelling Dr. Anjum Awan), a paediatrician by profession, is also a poet, Islamic scholar, and researcher of Jammu and Kashmir who writes in Urdu, Punjabi, and Gojri. He is presently working as Chair Professor in Tribal Studies at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (J&K) and the Coordinator, Centre for Research in Gojri, Pahari & Kashmiri of the said University. He is the recipient of the state-level award for Excellence in Literature in 2007 and is a member of the General Council of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. He has served as Registrar and Consultant Pediatrician in GMC Srinagar and Consultant Paediatrician in JK Health Services.

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Anjum Awan is a poet and scholar of both Urdu and Gojri languages besides being a writer of English language. A number of his poetic collections, in both Urdu and Gojri languages, have earned him accolades across the sub-continent. He represents the higher echelon of the modern Gojri scholarship.

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