Dr. Abdul Rauf (1931 – April 1992) was a Pakistani

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writer, poet, philosopher and a notable professor of Government College Lahore. He was the Head of the English department (1986-1992) at Government College Lahore. He has also served as the Head of department in the same field at

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Early life and education

Dr. Abdul Rauf was born on 17 September 1931 in Gujranwala, Pakistan ( British India before Independence of Pakistan in 1947). He received his primary education from Gujranwala, and moved to

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in 1948.

Career

Dr. Abdul Rauf served as Head of Department of English Literature and Language at

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. Prior to that, we was Professor of English Language and Literature at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Notable works

Dr. Abdul Rauf is co-author and a main contributor of Polymer English Grammar & Composition (1972), one of the most widely used English books at the Intermediate level in Pakistan. In 1983, Anjum published his famous five lectures on

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of education. He is also famous for his Arabic to English translation of Busairi's Poem of the Mantle (or commonly known as Qasida Burda, a 13th-century ode).

Death

He died in the early hours of April 25, 1992 at his home in Lahore due to a heart attack. He was 60.

References

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