Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi

Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi
Born(1911-09-20)September 20, 1911
Nusrat Station, Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan
DiedApril 1, 1982(1982-04-01) (aged 70)
Buried at Makli Graveyard, Thatta, Pakistan
OccupationsHistorian, Scholar, Journalist
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) award by the President of Pakistan

Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi (Sindhi: پير حسام الدين راشدي; September 20, 1911 – April 1, 1982) was a Sindhi historian and scholar.[1][2]

Early life

Born in 1911[1] in Naudero, Ratodero Taluka, Larkana District, he was the son of Muhammad Hamid Shah Rashidi and the younger brother of the politician Ali Muhammad Rashidi.[1] He began his journalistic career at the age of 18.[2] He was a scholar of Sindhi literature as well as a historian, journalist and biographer.[1]

Selected publications

Rashidi authored approximately 50 books during his lifetime.[2]

  • Molana Muhib Ali Sindhi (Sindhi)
  • Sindhi Adab (Urdu)
  • Mehran jon Mojoon (Sindhi)
  • Masnawi Chanesar NAma az Adarki beglar (preface in Sindhi)
  • Maqalat al Shuarai
  • Mir Muhammad Masoom Bhakri
  • Tazkira e Suarai Kashmir
  • Tazkira e Ameer Khani
  • Mirza Ghazi Baig aur us ki Bazm e Adab
  • Makli Naama
  • Turkhan Nama
  • Tazkirat e Shora e Kashmir

Awards and recognition

Death

Pir Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi died on 1 April 1982 at the age of 70.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "KARACHI: Seminar on Rashdi brothers". Dawn newspaper. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "(Arts Council of Pakistan) ACP pays tribute to renowned historian, researcher, journalist Pir Hassam Ud Din Rashidi". The Nation newspaper. 3 April 2026. Archived from the original on 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Nasir Aijaz (1 April 2021). "Veteran Historian Pir Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi Remembered". Sindh Courier news magazine. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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