Dr. Mohammed Fakhruddin was born on March 6, 1942, in Mulbagal, Kolar district, Karnataka, India; the son of Hakeem Shaik Hussain and Fatima Bi, now deceased, of Bangalore, India. He passed high school and completed B. Sc, course at the Government Arts and Science College of Bangalore University. In March of 1982, the World University of Tucson, Arizona, U. S. A, conferred a Doctorate of Literature (D. Lit) upon him.
Dr. M. Fakhruddin wrote a novel "Paragon" in English, which was serialized in a Bangalore English-language monthly. His first volume of poems "Rapture" was published in 1968, the year he took to journalism, the book was recommended by the state government to all schools and public libraries. From 1969 to 1978 he edited and published a literary monthly in English called "Daystar" which was later converted into a weekly. He was the founder-president of "Poets International Organization" (P.I.O) in 1973 in Bangalore. He edited the first world poetry anthology, published by the organization on the occasion of its inauguration. He wrote poems in the Kannada language, over twelve of which were broadcast by the All India Radio from Bangalore between 1972 and 1976, through "Yuvavani" programmes. He wrote another English-language novel "Mirage" in 1975.
Dr. M. Fakhruddin left Daystar in 1978 and joined "Karnataka Leader", then joined "Daily Azad" both being Urdu-language dailies of Bangalore; he worked for two years for the latter as its chief Reporter. Meanwhile he established a news agency called "Indian News and Interviews" (INI) to supply features, news, reviews, news photographs, and interviews to various journals across India. He edited "Islamic Review" in English from 1979 to 1981, a literary monthly magazine devoted to international understanding, peace and brotherhood.
Dr. M. Fakhruddin also edited another magazine "Month-End", and was editorial advisor to the monthly called "Renaissance in Management". His second volume of poems in English "Sonnet" was published in 1981. He published and edited the "7 Days" Weekly, then joined "Southern Speaker", an eveninger in English published from Bangalore, as its film critic and feature writer for two years. Then he joined another leading Urdu-language daily, of Bangalore, called "Daily Salar" and worked for it as its special correspondent for over two years. He was also a correspondent of "Weekly Salar" during the period.
Dr. M. Fakhruddin won The Yathrib Audio Visual-Asahi Pentax Islamic World Photographic Competition, sponsored from England, in January 1984. He was the president of "The Banglaore Reporters Guild" during 1984-85.
Dr. M. Fakhruddin switched over to filmmaking in 1984 and directed a film in Kannada-language called "Bangalooru Raatriyalli" (Bangalore by Night) which was released all over the state of Karnataka on November 15, 1985. He also wrote screenplay and lyrics for the same film. His third volume of poems in English "Poems from the Heart" was published in 1986.
At present Dr. M. Fakhruddin edits an International poetry monthly in English called "Poets International", writes to various journals and directs films. Poet, journalist, novelist and film director
Dr. M. Fakhruddin is a member of "The Karnataka Film Directors Association" and "The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce".
Dr. M. Fakhruddin is married to Syeda Zohra Banu, is the father of son Tanvir Mohammed and Daughters Tanzila, Fazila and Arsala.
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His biographical information is available in the World who’s who, U.S.A.; and now in the Volume Twenty of the "Dictionary of International Biography", by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
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