Muhammad Izhar ul Haq, is a well-known columnist and a renowned poet of Urdu language, in Pakistan. The books are:
• Deevar e Aab (winner of Adamjee Award for Literature)
• Ghadar
• Parizad
• Pani Peh Bichha Takht (winner of Allama Iqbal Award 2004)
Izhar is best known for his ghazal, although his nazm and nasri nazm are also very popular among the literary circles of sub-continent.
Izhar also writes columns in the leading Urdu newspapers of Pakistan. He has been a regular columnist in Daily Pakistan, Jang, Daily Jinnah and presently in Nawaiwaqt, and The Nation. Izhar has been a civil servant by profession, and has retired from the government of Pakistan.