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Sadiq ul Khairi (Urdu: صادق الخیری; 11 May 1915, Delhi - 26 January 1989, Karachi, Sindh) 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 11 May 1915, in Delhi, British India. 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.[1]

Works

  • Dāstān sarāʼe: Mashriq o Mag̲h̲rib kā ʻaẓīm fikshan (in Urdu). Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Klab. 1980. OCLC 8826452.
  • Bīrokreṭ (in Urdu). Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Klab. 1988. OCLC 21117245.
  • Bint-i qamar ; Ṣādiq al-K̲h̲airī ke muntak̲h̲ab afsāne. Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1971. OCLC 40971227.
  • Andhi Gali: (short stories) (in Urdu). New Delhi: Publications India : Distributed by Star Publications. 1989. ISBN 978-81-85243-24-5. OCLC 24019846.
  • Nisheman; Ek dilkash o dilras nāvilaṭ (in Urdu). Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1970. OCLC 46823273.
  • Manjdhār. Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1976. OCLC 40971336.
  • Ṣādiqulk̲h̲airī : bihtarīn afsāne. Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1984. OCLC 23099319.
  • Lab pih ā saktā nahīn̲ : ankahī, saccī kahāniyān̲. 1981. OCLC 11324658.

Death

Khairi died of a heart attack in Karachi on 26 January 1989[2][3] and was buried in Sakhi Hassan Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ^ Humā 1999, p. 25.
  2. ^ Humā 1999, p. 48.
  3. ^ Prof. Muhammad Aslam, Khaftagan Karachi, Pakistan Research Institute, University of the Punjab, Lahore, November 1991, p. 310
  4. ^ Humā 1999, p. 49.

Biobiography