Mohammad Ghazi ( – 27 November 2019), known by his

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

Ghazi Sial and by an honorific title in

Pashto literature Pashto literature ( ps, ) refers to literature and poetry in Pashto language. The history of Pashto literature spreads over five thousands years having its roots in the oral tradition of tapa. However, the first recorded period begins in 7th cen ...

as Baba Sandara, was a Pakistani poet and Pashto folk song writer. He wrote sixteen books in Pashto language.

Awards and recognition

Government of Pakistan conferred Pride of Performance award in 2006 upon him in recognition of his literary contribution to Pashto poetry.

Biography

Mohammad Ghazi was born in 1933 at Kotka Akundan village of

Bannu District Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pakh ...

, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He learned classics in Pashto, Arabic and Persian language from his father, Abdul Ghafoor Shah, who was a literary figure and a noted religious scholar. Mohammad Ghazi started composing Pashto folk songs in his late teens. Then he worked for Radio Pakistan at Peshawar for 30 years where he used to write Pashto folk songs. His books ''Banzey'', ''Kashmala'', ''Mangarai'' and ''Zama Sandaray Sta Da Para'' are among the popular Pashto poetic works he wrote during his literary career. His folk songs were sung by popular Pashto-language vocalists including Zarsanga, Gulnar Begum, Kishwar Sultana among others. He also wrote scripts, storylines and dialogues for nearly 50 Pashto films. He was recognized as a prominent poet both in Pakistan and in Afghanistan.

References

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