Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir
Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir | |
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| Born | 29 March 1938 |
| Died | April 2015 (aged 77) |
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| Organization(s) | Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Academy of Letters |
| Awards | Presidential Iqbal Award in 2022 |
Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir (1938 - 2015) was a Pakistani scholar, author, playwright, and poet. He was associated with Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Television, National Language Authority, and Pakistan Academy of Letters.
Biography
Sabir was born on 29 March 1938 in village Kach Walhari, Sibi District, Balochistan, British India.[1] He was a self-taught person with a strong passion for book-reading. His poem "Jee Nai Qalam" made him popular in the literary circle of Balochistan. He started getting published in the weekly "Balochi" magazine from Karachi. He also began his career as a scriptwriter at the Radio Pakistan's Quetta Centre.[2]
After the launch of television in Pakistan, he also wrote plays for PTV. Later, he joined the Pakistan Writers Guild. As a researcher and translator, he was also part of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.[3][4]
Sabir authored several books on Balochi poetry and literature. His Balochi book on Iqbaliat, Shagrab-Shaar, Hakeem-ul-Umat Allama Muhammad Iqbal, was selected for the Presidential Iqbal Award.[5]
Death
Works
- Balochi Zuban-o-Adab, published by Pakistan academy of literature, Islamabad
- Lal e Liqa
- Iqbal, Rosan e Shaham
- Shagrab-Shaar, Hakeem-ul-Umat Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Awards and recognition
| Year | Title | Result | Presented by | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Presidential Iqbal Award fo writing a book on Allama Iqbal in Balochi language. | Won | Iqbal Academy Pakistan | [7][5] |
References
- ↑ "Profile of Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir". Pakistan Academy of Letters website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "President approves Presidential Iqbal Awards for three authors". Radio Pakistan website. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- 1 2 Gul, Agha (9 June 2015). "غو ث بخش صابر - Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir profile". Monthly Sangat magazine (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 16 August 2023.
- ↑ Gul, Nasreen; Bano, Surya (20 December 2017). "The dramatic writing of Ghous Bakhsh Sabir". Hanken. 9 (1): 110–120. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
- 1 2 "اکرام چغتائی، ڈاکٹر عبدالخالق اور غوث بخش کو صدارتی اقبال ایوارڈز دینے کی منظوری - Ikram Chughtai, Dr. Abdul Khaliq and Ghous Bakhsh receive Presidential Iqbal Awards". Daily Jang newspaper (in Urdu). 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Death of Ghous Bakhsh: Chairman, other high ups of PAL (Pakistan Academy of Letters) grieved". Humara Quetta website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ (Associated Press of Pakistan) "Books approved for Iqbal Award". The News International newspaper. 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2026.