Khatir Ghaznavi

Khatir Ghaznavi
Khatir Ghaznavi / Mohammad Ibrahim Baig
Native name	خاطر غزنوی K̲h̲āt̤ir G̲h̲aznavī
Born	Mohammad Ibrahim Baig (1925-11-05)5 November 1925 Ghazni, Afghanistan
Died	7 July 2008(2008-07-07) (aged 82) Peshawar, Pakistan
Resting place	Peshawar
Occupation	Writer Poet Scholar Playwright
Language	Urdu, Hindko, Pashto
Nationality	Afghan
Citizenship	Pakistani
Education	Urdu (M.A.)
Alma mater	University of Peshawar
Genre	Gazal, Nazm
Subject	Literature, spoken language, language arts
Years active	19xx–2016
Notable awards	Pride of Performance (1999)
Known for	Khwab Dar Khwab (Dream By Dream) (Poetry) Pakistan Mein Urdu (Urdu in Pakistan) (Research)
Notable work	Pakistan Academy of Letters (Director) Progressive Writers' Association (Vice president) University of Peshawar (Chairperson)

Mohammad Ibrahim Baig (5 November 1925 – 7 July 2008), known by his pen name Khatir Ghaznavi; romanized: K̲h̲āt̤ir G̲h̲aznavī, was a Pakistani multilingual writer, poet, playwright, research scholar, and director of Pakistan Academy of Letters.^[1][2] He wrote about forty-five to fifty books, including poems and children's books in Urdu, Hindko and Pashto languages throughout his life, though most of his literary work appears published in Urdu and Hindko.

He is sometimes referred to as researcher, linguist, columnist, educationist, and is also credited for conducting an extensive research on Hindko and Urdu literature.^[a] He is often recognized one of the prominent writers in Pashto literatures. The government of Pakistan later awarded him the Presidential Pride of Performance award in 1999 in recognition of his contribution to the country's literature.^[2]

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