Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (d. 2012)
Samina Raja (Urdu: ثمینہ راجہ 11 September 1961 – 30 October 2012) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She lived in Islamabad, Pakistan, and worked in the National Language Authority as a subject specialist.
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