Born Syed Ahmad Sohail Rizvi, he was the son of Maulvi Syed Muhammad alias Chhedi.He was born on December 25, 1918. After completing his education in Urdu, Persian and theology at home, he matriculated from Government High School, Patna City. He obtained an MBBS degree from Medical College Patna University in 1953. From 1953 to 1962 he was Medical Officer in Government and Semi-Government Hospitals, Patna and on 23rd July 1967. He left for Karachi with his family. As a poet, he had the honor of being the pupil of two prominent poets Saqib Azimabadi and Ata Kakvi