Sadiq ul Khairi ( ur, ; May 11, 1915,

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- January 26, 1989,

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) was an Indian born Pakistani Urdu novelist, playwright and translator. He was the son of well-known Urdu writer Allama Rashid Al-Khairi and younger brother Razzaq Al-Khairi.

Early life and education

Khairi was born on May 11, 1915 in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. His father, Allama Rashid Al Khairi was a prominent Indian scholar and writer. Sadiq al-Khairi's grandfather Maulvi Abdul Qadir was one of the prominent scholars of Delhi. The famous Urdu writer Nazir Ahmad was the son-in-law of Maulvi Abdul Qadir.

Works

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Death

Khairi died of a

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on 26 January 1989Prof. Muhammad Aslam, Khaftagan Karachi, Pakistan Research Institute,

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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. ...

, November 1991, p. 310 and was buried in

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Cemetery.

References

Biobiography

* 1915 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Indian short story writers 20th-century Urdu-language writers Urdu-language translators Urdu-language novelists Urdu-language short story writers Writers from Delhi Pakistani writers {{Authority control