Anwar Jalalpuri was born in the town Jalalpur (Ambedkar Nagar, U.P). He was an English lecturer at Narendra Dev Inter College, Jalalpur. Since childhood, he was keenly interested in poetry and prose which brought him into the realm of literature. Initially educated in Azamgarh, he reached the climax of his literary genius in Aligarh Muslim University. He was always thankful to his Ustad Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad.

He started taking part in mushairas in the year 1963. Anwar is hugely famous for his ‘Nizamat’. He translated Hindu's religious book Bhagvad Geeta's Shlokas and Ravindra Nath Tagore's Gitanjli into Urdu verses. He also translated the 11th paara of Quran into Urdu.

He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Haj Committee, Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy. Also, he chaired the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Board. He later rose to the rank of a State Minister.

Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy, Meer Academy, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Bazm-e Urdu Adab etc have honoured him with many awards and recognitions. His literary works include ‘Rahrau se Rahnuma Tak’, translations of Gitanjali and Bhagwat Gita to Urdu, Roshnai ke Safeer, Khare Paniyon ka Silsila, Khushbu ki Rishtedari, Jaagti ankhein etc. He is also credited with four books on ‘Natiya Shayari’. ‘Apni Dharti Apne Log’ is a compilation of his work on prose. He was a regular contributor to many newspapers & magazines. He also wrote dialogues for TV serial 'Akbar the Great'.

He died on 2nd January 2018 in Lucknow's trauma center of King George Medical University.