Mirza Azim Beg Chughtai (December 30, 1928 – February 17, 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani (Urdu: شبنم رومانی ), was a renowned Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Shabnam Romani wrote several books including Jazeera, Doosra Himala, and Tohmat.
He was the publisher and editor of the quarterly Aqdar, a literary Urdu magazine.
[citation needed] At the age of 80, Romani died on February 17, 2009, after a long illness.
[1] Faisal Azeem, one of Romani's two sons, is a poet based in Canada—his book "Meri Aankhon saay Dekho" was published in 2006.