Shad Azimabadi (8 Jan 1846 – 7 Jan 1927) was an Indian poet and writer from Azimabad, Patna, Bihar. He studied not only his own faith, Islam, but also Hinduism and Christianity. He excelled in ghazal and marsiya compositions. Urdu scholar, Ali Jawad Zaidi has described him as "a saviour of the ghazal by imparting it with a new mellowness stimulating perception and lyrical realism". Due to his social standing as a laureate, he held several administrative posts in Patna including as a Honorary Magistrate and also as Municipal Commissioner of Patna. Source: Wikipedia (en)