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Haleem Brohi | |
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Died | Hyderabad, Sindh |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation(s) | Writer, Journalist |
Haleem Brohi (5 August 1935 – 28 July 2010, Hyderabad) 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.
Education and family
Brohi was the son of Aziz Brohi, a police officer. He graduated from the University of Sindh in 1956 and completed his LLB in 1960. He was married with four daughters.
Career
In his early career, he practiced law and also served at Sindh University in various capacities. He retired from Sindh University as chief accountant in 1980.
Literary career
Brohi started writing in 1967. He published more than ten books. Amongst them were, in English: Solo Decayed, Nothing In Particular, Nothing In Earnest and in Sindh: Haleem Show, Orah (1975) and Hitler ji Kahani (1972), all in the early to mid-1970s.
Brohi was also instrumental in creating a Latin alphabet for the Sindhi language, and was a regular contributor to a popular Sindhi daily.
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.
References
- ^ Staff (28 July 2010). "Satirist Haleem Brohi is dead". Dawn.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Haleem Brohi is no more Apna Karachi 30 July 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.