All about me


  • Name : Shahjahan Jaffery
  • Pen name: Hijab Amrohvi
  • Father's name: Syyed muhammad jaffery
  • Mother's name: Syyeda Zamani begum jaffery
  • Native place : Amroha(U.P.),India
  • Birth: Mumbai, 19 September
  • Education: Double M.A.
  •                  B.Ed(English, Persian, Urdu)Mumbai university, topper, gold medalist
  • Children: Aliya(daughter)
  •               Rima(daughter)
  •               Hisham(son)
  • At present : Settled in Kuwait
  • From 1982 to 1990 worked at radio Kuwait as announcer, programmer, news reader.Interviewed almost all renowned artists, singers, musicians, poets, writers of sub-continent like Dilip kumar, Sanjeev kumar, Pt.Ravi shankar,Ustad Allah rakha, Shashi kapoor, Rishi kapoor, Menhadi hasan, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit singh, Anupam kher, Pankaj udhas, Nutan, Shatrughn sinha, Alka yagnik, Sadhna sargam, Asha bhosley, Saeed Jaffery, Nikhil kamat, Dipti naval, Mehmood, Muqri, Kalyan ji-Anand ji, Tabassum, R.D.Burman and many more.
  • Came to Mumbai in 1990 during Iraq's invasion on Kuwait and worked at Mumbai doordarshan as programmer, anchor of national program of music and also acted in T.V.Serials like Noorjahan, Missing, X-Zone and Vikas kapoor's kashmiri serials.
  • In year 2000 went back to Kuwait and published children magazine "Mickey" from Al-qabas news paper's press.
  • From 2001 till date attached to educational department of Kuwait's private education ministry.
  • Presently working as principal in "Al-amal Indian school(English medium)".
  • President of Kuwait's multi-lingual literary organisation "Writers forum".
  • Vice-president : Kuwait-bazm-e-adab, Kuwait's one of the oldest and most prominent literary circle.
  • Active member of theater group "Fankaar".
  • Played the key role in first Indo-kuwait telefilm "Ghar se door ek ghar" shot in year 2003 and telecasted on national channels of India.
  • Played a small role in first Hindi feature film ever shot in Kuwait "Kahin na kahin milenge" in year 2009.
  • Published books: Takallum ke goonge ghar(Urdu Poetry), Tanhai meri(Urdu Poetry), Duaa-e-neem shab(Urdu Poetry), Mazamin-e-hijab(Urdu Essays).
  • Under publication : Prisoners of curtain(English, collection of short stories), Aseerane parda(Urdu).
  • Ready to publish: Diwar,Masiha, Doosri aurat, Kala bazar(all novels, Urdu).
  • A telefilm "Ahsaas" based on H.I.V.patients is already published and got "outstanding" remark from authorities.
  • Writing a feature film "Jo yoon hota...".
  • Address: 30-B/3, Takshila, Mahakali road, Andheri(East), Mumbai-400093
  • Contact : mobile- 9987534493(India),0096566582799(Kuwait)                          Res.-022 28325613,                                            E-mail-shahjahan_jaffery@yahoo.com