Ali Baba ( sd, علي بابا, ur, علی بابا), (1940 – 8 August 2016) was a renowned short story writer, novelist, poet and playwright of Sindhi including Urdu-language. He received awards for Pride of Performance . He died on 8 August 2016 due to heart attack in his home Karachi.

Early life

Ali Baba's actual name was Ali Muhammad and he was born to Muhammed Ramzan Rind at

Kotri, Jamshoro, Sindh Kotri ( sd, ڪوٽڙي, ur, ) is a city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River, it is the 29th largest city in Pakistan by population. Name Th ...

, Pakistan in 1940. His parents migrated from Balochistan to Sehwan Sharif Sindh. Afterward they made Kotri as permanent residence. He got primary education from Nango line primary school Kotri and matriculation from Sher Dil Khan Municipal High school Kotri. His father served in railway department. He also served as clerk but resigned. Later he joined as Assistant Manager in a textile mill. He left this job as well. He started writing from 1965.

Notable works

He was notable for the following works: *''Dharti Dhikana'' *''Mohenjo Daro'' *''Dungi Manjh Darya''

Death

He died on 8 August 2016 in Karachi.

References

1940 births 2016 deaths Pakistani novelists Pakistani television writers People from Jamshoro District Sindhi-language writers {{Pakistan-bio-stub