Abdul Qadir Junejo ( sd, عبد القادر جوڻيجو) ( ur, ) (13 September 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a novelist, playwright and columnist who wrote in Sindhi, Urdu and English.

Early life

Junejo was born in the small village of Jinhan, Tharparkar,

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. His father was Mureed Hussain Junejo who was a police officer. Junejo received his primary education in his native village of Jinhan. He then attended the

University of Sindh The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...

where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Arts in sociology.

Career

In 1962, Junejo started working as a primary school teacher, becoming a secondary school teacher in 1972. He was then appointed Director at the

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, Jamshoro. He remained chairman of Sindhi Language Authority from 15 September 2005 to 10 May 2008. He wrote 22 Sindhi dramas for radio and 11 Urdu dramas for television.

Publications

Junejo wrote books in English and Sindhi. *''Watoon, Ratyoon Ain Rol'' (1973) ( sd, واٽون، راتيون ۽ رول) *''Shikliyoon'' (1979) ( sd, شڪليون) *''Weender Wahi Lahandar Sijj'' (1984) ( sd, ويندڙ واھي لھندڙ سج) *''Wada Adeeb Wadyoon Galhyoon'' (1984) ( sd, وڏا اديب وڏيون ڳالھيون) *''Sono Roop Sijj'' (1986) ( sd, سونو روپ سج) *''Everest te Charhai'' (1987) ( sd, ايورسٽ تي چڙھائي) *''Kursi'' (1998) ( sd, ڪرسي) *''Chho Chha Ain Keein'' (1999) ( sd, ڇو ڇا ۽ ڪيئن) *''Khat bin Adeeban Ja'' (1999) ( sd, خط ٻن اديبن جا) *''Dar Dar ja Musafir'' (2001) ( sd, در در جا مسافر) *''Wan Wan Jee Kathiee'' (2002) ( sd, وڻ وڻ جي ڪاٺي) *''The Dead River'' (2014) English ()

Dramas and serials

He wrote dramas and serials that aired on Pakistan Television Corporation and commercial channels. He gained popularity in South Asia from his dramas ''Paranda'' and ''Dhool''. He wrote six Sindhi language Drama serials and 13 in Urdu language, aired on

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Recognition

The Government of Pakistan and Government of Sindh awarded him Pride of Performance in 2008 and

Latif Award Latif Award ( sd, لطيف ايوارڊ) is given by Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, government of Sindh to the best researchers and singers of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai who made extraordinary work in Arts and Research field relate ...

in 2016. He received several awards from local organizations.

Death

He died on 30 March 2020 in Jamshoro due to liver disease.

References

External links

Abdul Qadir Junejo’s Official Website
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