linguist
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,
critic
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,
writer
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, and
scholar
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of
Urdu literature
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and
linguistics
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from
Pakistan
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. He also was
Vice-Chancellor
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In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...
at the
University of Karachi
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.
Early life
Jameel Jalibi was born Mohammad Jameel Khan on 12 June 1929 in a
Yusufzai
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family of
Aligarh
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,
British India
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. His early schooling was in Aligarh. He matriculated in
Saharanpur
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Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti.
Saharanpur is declared as on ...
and did his
Bachelor of Arts
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from
Meerut College
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. One day before the
partition of India
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, on 13 August 1947, Jalibi migrated to
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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, where he continued his education and literary activities. He received
Master of Arts
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in English (1949),
Bachelor of Laws
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(1950), Ph.D (1971), and DLitt (1973) from
Sindh University
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.
Between 1950 and 1953 he served as headmaster at Bahadur Yar Jang School, Karachi.
In 1953, he passed
Central Superior Services
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exams and joined Pakistan's Income Tax Department until his retirement.
Career and Literary Work
In 1983, Jalibi became Vice-chancellor of
Karachi University
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, where he served until 1987. Then he joined the ''Muqtadara Quami Zaban'' (
National Language Authority
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) as its Chairman.
In 1949, Jalibi worked as assistant editor for about six months for ''Payam-i-Mashriq'', an Urdu weekly published in Karachi. From 1950-54, he served as co-editor of an Urdu monthly by the name of ''Saqi'' and wrote a monthly column ''Baatein''. He also started a quarterly magazine by the name of ''Naya Daur''.
He performed extensive research on the history of
Urdu literature
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and penned five chronicle volumes with the title ''Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu'', covering 15-20 centuries.
Jalibi authored over 40 books on criticism, research and culture. He also wrote short stories for children.
Awards and recognition
*
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
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(Crescent of Distinction) Award in 1994 by the
President of Pakistan
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(Star of Distinction) Award by the
President of Pakistan
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Pakistan Academy of Letters
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Nishan-e-Imtiaz
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(Order of Excellence) by the
President of Pakistan
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Pakistan Academy of Letters
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published a special number on his literary achievements ''Dr Jameel Jalibi: Shakhsiat aur Fun''.
The Chief Minister of
Sindh
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inaugurated ''Dr Jameel Jalibi Research Library'' on 14 August 2021 and also announced ''Dr Jameel Jalibi Chair'' at the
University of Karachi
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in recognition of Jalibi’s contribution to the Urdu language.
Death
He died on 18 April 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan. Among his survivors are his four children two daughters and two sons.
Publications
* ''Pakistani Culture''
* ''Tanqeed aur Tajarba (Criticism and Experience)''
* ''Nai Tanqeed (New Criticism)''
* ''Adab, Culture aur Masa'el (Literature, Culture and Problems)''
* ''Muhammad Taqi Meer''
* ''Noon Meem Rashid: aik mutal’a'' (1986)
* ''Maasir-e-Adab (Contemporaries Of Literature)''
* ''Quami Zaban (National Language)''
* ''Yak-Jehti Nafaz aur Masa'el (Solidarity Of Self and Problems)''
* ''Masnavi Kadam Rao aur Pidam Rao''
* ''Diwan-e-Hasan Shauqi (Collection of Hasan Sahuqi's Poetry)''
* ''Farhang-e-Istalahaat (Dictionary of Terms)''
* ''Qadeem Urdu Lughat (Ancient Urdu Dictionary)''
* ''Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (History of Urdu Literature)''
* ''Diwan-e-Nusrati (Collection of Nusrati's Poetry)''
* ''Elliot ke Mazameen (Essays of Elliot)''
* ''Pakistan: The Identity Of Culture''
* ''Janwarsitan (Animal Land)''
* ''Arastoo Se Elliot Tak (From Aristotle to Elliot)''
* ''Adabi Tehqique''
* ''Qaumi English-Urdu Dictionary'' (1995)
* ''Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu'' Vol 1-5 (History of Urdu Language and Literature)Book Review of Jamil Jalibi's book on GoogleBooks Retrieved 25 November 2021