Khwaja Hasan Nizami (6 January 1878-31 July 1955) was an Indian Sufi saint and a known Urdu essayist and humorist and satirist who wrote many essays for the Mukhzun Akhbar magazine.
[citation needed] His maternal grandfather Ghulam Hasan Chisti was a friend and spiritual advisor to Bahadur Shah Zafar and frequently visited the Red Fort.
He has narrated the tragic stories of Mirza Nasir-ul-Mulk, Zafar's grandson, who eventually became a servant of a British family and later crawled on his knees and begged in Bazar Chitli Kabr.
"[8] Khwaja wrote many books including:[9][10][11] As most of the Muslims had migrated to Pakistan after partition in 1947 AD, Delhi had no Shia orator to address the Majlis during Muharram.
At this crucial juncture, Khwaja Hasan Nizami filled the gap by addressing Majlis at Panja Shareef.