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Haleem Brohi
Died
Hyderabad, Sindh
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Writer, Journalist

Haleem Brohi (5 August 1935 – 28 July 2010, Hyderabad) [1] was a prominent Pakistani author and journalist, active in the Sindhi language. He is considered the second greatest satirist is Sindhi literature after Ali Mohammad Brohi. [1]

Education and family

Brohi was the son of Aziz Brohi, [1] a police officer. [2] He graduated from the University of Sindh in 1956 and completed his LLB in 1960. [2] He was married with four daughters.

Career

In his early career, he practiced law and also served at Sindh University in various capacities. [1] He retired from Sindh University as chief accountant in 1980. [1]

Literary career

Brohi started writing in 1967. He published more than ten books. [2] Amongst them were, in English: Solo Decayed, Nothing In Particular, Nothing In Earnest [2] and in Sindh: Haleem Show, Orah ["Inferno"] (1975) and Hitler ji Kahani (1972), all in the early to mid-1970s. [1]

Brohi was also instrumental in creating a Latin alphabet for the Sindhi language, [1] [2] and was a regular contributor to a popular Sindhi daily.[ which?]

Death

Brohi died of a heart stroke at a local hospital. He was buried in the Cantonment graveyard in Hyderabad.

Awards

In 2009, Brohi was awarded the Shah Latif Award by Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Staff (28 July 2010). "Satirist Haleem Brohi is dead". Dawn.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Haleem Brohi is no more[ permanent dead link] Apna Karachi 30 July 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haleem Brohi
Died
Hyderabad, Sindh
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Writer, Journalist

Haleem Brohi (5 August 1935 – 28 July 2010, Hyderabad) [1] was a prominent Pakistani author and journalist, active in the Sindhi language. He is considered the second greatest satirist is Sindhi literature after Ali Mohammad Brohi. [1]

Education and family

Brohi was the son of Aziz Brohi, [1] a police officer. [2] He graduated from the University of Sindh in 1956 and completed his LLB in 1960. [2] He was married with four daughters.

Career

In his early career, he practiced law and also served at Sindh University in various capacities. [1] He retired from Sindh University as chief accountant in 1980. [1]

Literary career

Brohi started writing in 1967. He published more than ten books. [2] Amongst them were, in English: Solo Decayed, Nothing In Particular, Nothing In Earnest [2] and in Sindh: Haleem Show, Orah ["Inferno"] (1975) and Hitler ji Kahani (1972), all in the early to mid-1970s. [1]

Brohi was also instrumental in creating a Latin alphabet for the Sindhi language, [1] [2] and was a regular contributor to a popular Sindhi daily.[ which?]

Death

Brohi died of a heart stroke at a local hospital. He was buried in the Cantonment graveyard in Hyderabad.

Awards

In 2009, Brohi was awarded the Shah Latif Award by Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Staff (28 July 2010). "Satirist Haleem Brohi is dead". Dawn.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Haleem Brohi is no more[ permanent dead link] Apna Karachi 30 July 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

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