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]
Maulana Abdul Qadir | |
|---|---|
مولانا عبد القادر | |
| Personal | |
| 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 |
Education
editAbdul 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
editQadri 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
editQadri 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.