Shahid Ali Khan

Shahid Ali Khan was a prominent patron of Urdu literature, known as Shahid sahab or Shahid bhai, who supported numerous writers, poets, and researchers despite not being a writer himself. He served as editor of the magazine Kitab Numa, worked with Maktaba Jamia at Jamia Millia Islamia, and after retirement founded the independent publishing house and bookstore Nai Kitab along with its quarterly literary journal. His contributions were admired by noted figures such as Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Shameem Hanafi.