Haleem Brohi
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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)[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]
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- 1935 births
- 2010 deaths
- Pakistani male journalists
- People from Hyderabad District, Pakistan
- Sindhi people
- University of Sindh alumni
- Writers from Sindh
- Sindhi-language writers
- Recipients of Latif Award