Mehr Abdul Haq ( Urdu:; , Layyah, British India –

Multan, Pakistan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the olde ...

) was a philologist from Pakistan. After completing his education he joined education department where he worked on different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his PhD degree from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in “Multani Zaban ka Urdu se taaluq”. He was a Saraiki linguist, research scholar, critic and a historian. He was also an expert on Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Faridiat). He was awarded the Pride of Performance award by the

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Khawaja Ghulam Farid Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Urdu: ) or Khwaja Fareed (1845–1901) was a 19th-century Sufi poet from Punjab. He was a member of the Chishti Nizami Sufi order. He wrote poetry in several languages, and his literary heritage has been claimed by both the ...

) (A Saraiki folk poet) *''Vision of Khawaja Farid-Past and present'' *''Saraiki lok Geet'' (Saraiki folk songs) *''Lalarian'' (Poetry in Saraiki language) *''Hindu Sanmiat'' (Hindu mythology) *''Multan ke badshah, namwar governor aur hamla aawar'' (Kings, governors and invaders of Multan) *''Saraiki Zaban aur us ki hamsaya ilaqi zabaneen'' *''Saraiki zaban de qaeday, qanoon'' (Rules and regulations of Saraiki language)

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1915 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Pakistani historians People from Layyah District University of the Punjab alumni Pakistani educational theorists Pakistani lexicographers Pakistani literary critics Saraiki-language writers Linguists from Pakistan People from Multan Recipients of the Pride of Performance 20th-century linguists Pakistani philologists 20th-century philologists 20th-century lexicographers {{pakistan-linguist-stub