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Fatehpuri was born on 26 January 1926 in the Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3] His father died in 1933 while he was still a child. He received his matriculation from Fatehpur and intermediate education (high school) from Allahabad in 1948. He graduated from Agra University in 1950.[2] Farman migrated to Pakistan in 1950 and settled in Karachi.[3] He completed his Master of Arts, LLB and B.T. from Karachi University. In 1965, he obtained his PhD degree.[2] He also received a D.Litt (Doctor of Letters) degree in Urdu in 1974.[3] He remained associated with Karachi University for nearly 30 years and taught many PhD students and researchers. He was later appointed chief editor and secretary of the Urdu Dictionary Board in 1985.[4] In the same year, he was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz medal (Star of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan.[2] From 1996 on, he served as a member of the Civil Services Board of the Sindh Government.[5] He became the editor of the monthly publication, Nigar[4] – the oldest Urdu literary journal, founded by Farman's mentor, Allama Niaz Fatehpuri.[2]