Samina Raja was born on 11th 

September,1961 in

 Bahawalpur [Punjab] Pakistan.

 She has MA degree in Urdu Literature from 

Punjab University  Lahore.

 She started writing poetry

 in 1978 

and has published twelve  

books of poetry, 

two Kulliat and one 

selection of her 

romantic poetry so far.

 She has writen some books 

in Urdu prose

 and has edited and 

translated some 

valuable works of prose 

from English to Urdu.

 Samina Raja joind 

National Book Foundation 

as a Consultant and Editor 

of monthly Kitab 

in 1998.

 In 1998 she also joind 

monthly Aassar 

as an Editor.

 As a Media Person, 

she is conducting 

All Pakistan Mushairas 

since 1995 on PTV 

 [Pakistan Television].

She also has presented 

a long series 

of a famous Literary Program 

"Urdu Adab Mein 

Aurat Ka Kirdar"

 [The role of woman 

in Urdu literature] 

on PTV.

Samina Raja is working as a

 Mhahir-e-Mazmoon 

[The Subject Specialist] 

in National Language 

Authority Islamabad 

and is planing to bring out 

a new Literary  Magazine 

'' Khwabgarr'' 

[The Dream Maker]