Sutinder Singh Noor (5 October 1940 – 9 February 2011[1]) was an eminent Punjabi poet and critic.

He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2004 for his book of criticism, Kavita di Bhoomika.

[citation needed] He is better known for his criticism.

A former head of the Department of Punjabi, Delhi University, and editor of Punjabi Akademi journal Samdarshi, Noor was well known in Punjab's literary circles.