Abdul Qadir (academician)
Maulana Abdul Qadir | |
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مولانا عبد القادر | |
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| Born | 14 June 1905 |
| Died | 22 October 1969 (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Peshawar University graveyard |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality |  British India Pakistani |
| Children | 0 |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Alma mater | Islamia College University Aligarh Muslim University |
| Known for | Pashto Academy |
| Organization | |
| Institute | All India Radio Pashto Academy |
| 1st Director of Pashto Academy | |
| In office 1955–unknown | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Mian Syed Rasool Rasa |
Abdul Qadir (Pashto: مولانا عبد القادر; 14 June 1905, Pabaini Swabi - 22 October 1969) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, academician and founder of Pashto Academy and Department of Pashto, University of Peshawar.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Abdul Qadir got his matriculation, intermediate and graduation from Islamia College Peshawar in 1927, and masters in English (1929), Arabic (1930), LLB (1931) and BT (1932) from Aligarh Muslim University.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Qadri started his career in 1942 as an editor of a Pashto magazine "Nan Paron" (Today, Yesterday) then he was appointed in charge of the Pashto section (Middle East) by Patras Bokhari (then director-general) of All India Radio. In the early 50s, he was made Vice-Counsel and then ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan from Pakistan.[5] From University Library of Tübingen Germany, he discovered "Khayr al-Bayān" in 1967 (rare manuscript written by Pir Roshan) the first prose book in Pashto.[6]
Death
[edit]Qadri died on 22 October 1969 during a seminar at Rajshahi in East Pakistan (modern day Bangladesh).[3] He is buried in Peshawar, Pakistan.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Centre of Pashto Language and Literature". University of Peshawar. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Linguistics in South Asia. p. 705.
- ^ a b "Maulana Abdul Qadir". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Pashto Academy". uop.edu.pk. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Widow of scholar gets Rs50,000 for treatment". thenews.com.pk. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Religio-Political Movements in the Pashtun Belt-the Roshnites" (PDF). Journal of Political Studies (University of the Punjab). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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