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Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)

Also known as: Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Фаиз Ахмад Фаиз, فيض أحمد فيض, 파이즈 아흐마드 파이즈, ファイズ・アハマド・ファイズ, 法伊兹·艾哈迈德·法伊兹

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