Madad Ali Sindhi ( sd, مدد علي سنڌي , ur, مدد علی سندھی) is a famous Pakistani writer columnist and journalist who belongs to

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

a southern province of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. He is currently serving as the Federal Minister for Education, National Harmony, and Youth Affairs.

Early life

Madad Ali Sindhi was born to Allah Bux Qureshi on 12 October 1950 in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

city of Sindh, Pakistan. According to encyclopedia Sindhiana by

Sindhi Language Authority Sindhi Language Authority (SLA) ( sd, سنڌي ٻولي جو با اختيار ادارو) ( ur, سندھی زبان کا با اختیار ادارہ) is an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Culture Tourism and Antiquities ...

Hyderabad, he got primary education from Fatima primary school Hyderabad, Sindh.He did his matriculation from Govt. Boys school Hyderabad. He received degree of B.A from Sachal arts and commerce college Hyderabad. He passed M.A from

university of Sindh The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...

, Jamshoro. He started writing from 1968 as well as took part in politics. He remained organizer of Hyderabad Sindh for

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1969. He is member of board of governors body of Sindhi Language Authority.

Books

*History of Sindh by Culture Department of Sindh Pakistan. *Ancient Sindh *Koonja bee kaee koonja. *Duleh Darya Khan - The Forgotten Hero of Sindh by MIJTB Culture Department, Government of Sindh

Award

Writer Madad Ali Sindhi was rewarded with a presidential civil award pride of performance by Govt. Of Pakistan on 14 August 2021 regarding his rendered services in

Sindhi literature Sindhi literature ( sd, سنڌي ادب), is the composition of oral and written scripts and texts in the Sindhi language in the form of prose: (romantic tales, and epic stores) and poetry: (Ghazal, Wai and Nazm). The Sindhi language of the provin ...

References

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