Muhammad Ayub Sabir ( ur, ) is a Pakistani writer. He has received Sitara e Imtiaz, Iqbal award and

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

award from Government of Pakistan for his literary works.

Personal life

Sabir was born in

Haripur, Pakistan Haripur ( ps, هریپور; Hindko and ur, ) is the main city of the Haripur District in Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, with Swabi and Buner to the west, some north of Islamabad and 35 km Khanpur Road Tofkian Valley Taxil ...

. He has lived in Abbottabad and currently is living in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

. He received his

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degree in Urdu language from

Peshawar University The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pa ...

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

, Pakistan. He obtained a M.Phil degree on Iqbal studies from

Allama Iqbal Open University Allama Iqbal Open University is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is named after Allama Iqbal. The university is the world's second largest institution of higher learning, with an annual enrollment of 1,121,038 students (), the m ...

, Islamabad and PhD in Urdu Language from Punjab University,

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

. He has three children, Faiza Khan, a daughter, and two sons, Fahd Ayub and Faiq Ayub. His wife Shirin Ayub is a painting artist.

Career

Sabir has researched on Iqbal studies, Urdu language and Islamic Philosophy. He has thirty-two years (1963 to 1995) including sixteen years of teaching of post-graduate level at Government Post Graduate College Abbottabad and Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has served as the head of the department of Iqbal Studies at Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad from 2006 to 2008 and as chairman of the Department of Urdu at Government Post Graduate College Abbottabad from 1981 to 1986. He has traveled to the United Kingdom for the study and research on Iqbal. He has attended and been invited to many conferences in

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Publications

* ''اقبال کی فکری تشکیل: اعتراضات اور تاویلات کا جائزہ'' Published by National Book Foundation of Pakistan, Islamabad, 2007 * ''تصّور پاکستان، علامہ اقبال پر اعتراضات کا جائزہ'' Published by National Book Foundation, Islamabad, 2004 * ''معترضین اقبال'' Published by International Urdu Publications, Delhi, 2004. * ''اقبال کی شخصیت پہ اعتراضات کا جائزہ Published by Bait u Hikmat, Lahore, Pakistan, 2003. * ''اقبال کا اردو کلام : زبان و بیان کے چند مباحث'' Published by National Language Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan * ''پاکستانی شاعری: ایبٹ آباد کے شعرا'' Published by International Urdu Publications, Delhi, 2000 * ''اقبال دشمنی ایک مطالہ'' Published by Jang Publishers, Lahore, Pakistan, 1993. Second edition by Nashriat, 2008. * ''اردو کی ابتدا کے بارے میں محققین کے نظریات'' Published by Sarhad Urdu Academy, Pakistan, 1998. * ''انتخاب خطوط غالب'' Published by Famous Books, Lahore, Pakistan, 1993, Second edition by Bait ul Hikmat 2004. * ''ادبستان ہزارہ'' Published by Bazm-e-Ehl-e-Qalam Hazara, Abbottabad, Pakistan, 1989. * ''پاکستان میں اردو کے ترقیاتی ادارے'' Published by National Language Authority, Islamabad, 1985. * ''آزاد کشمیر میں نفاذ اردو'' Published by National Language Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1984.Published by National Language Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1984. p. 15.

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Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabir, Ayub 1940 births Living people Iqbal scholars University of Peshawar alumni University of the Punjab alumni People from Haripur District

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