Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, known popularly as Bulleh Shah and Bulleya, was Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet during 17th-century Punjab. His first spiritual teacher was Shah Inayat Qadiri, a Sufi murshid of Lahore. He was a mystic poet and is universally regarded as “The father of Punjabi enlightenment“. He lived and was buried in Kasur.

He is regarded as the “Poet of the People,” and the “Sheikh of Both Worlds” in the Punjab region. His poetry marked a new era in Punjabi literature and spread a wave of reformist ideas throughout the Punjab, which included social, religious and political reforms. His poetry has been sung at many important events, including one organized by UNESCO.