Patna:
Renowned Urdu laureate and ex-chairman of Bihar Universities (Constituent Colleges) Commission Wahad Ashrafi today died at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Sheikhpura in Patna after protracted illness.
He was 76.
Ashrifi is survived by his widow and four sons.
He was dean of department of Urdu in Ranchi University and author of more than three dozen books.
He had also received several national and international awards.
Meanwhile, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, Secretary General Ramkripal Yadav, JD(U) leader Aslam Azad condoled his death.