Sadiq ul Khairi

Sadiq ul Khairi (Urdu: صادق الخیری; May 11, 1915, Delhi - January 26, 1989, Karachi, Sindh) was an Indian born Pakistani Urdu novelist, playwright and translator. He was the son of well-known Urdu writer Allama Rashid Al-Khairi and younger brother Razzaq Al-Khairi.

Early life and education

Khairi was born on May 11, 1915 in Delhi, British India. His father, Allama Rashid Al Khairi was a prominent Indian scholar and writer. Sadiq al-Khairi's grandfather Maulvi Abdul Qadir was one of the prominent scholars of Delhi. The famous Urdu writer Nazir Ahmad was the son-in-law of Maulvi Abdul Qadir.[1]

Works
  • Dāstān sarāʼe: Mashriq o Mag̲h̲rib kā ʻaẓīm fikshan (in Urdu). Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Klab. 1980. OCLC 8826452.
  • Bīrokreṭ (in Urdu). Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Klab. 1988. OCLC 21117245.
  • Bint-i qamar ; Ṣādiq al-K̲h̲airī ke muntak̲h̲ab afsāne. Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1971. OCLC 40971227.
  • Andhi Gali: (short stories) (in Urdu). New Delhi: Publications India : Distributed by Star Publications. 1989. ISBN 978-81-85243-24-5. OCLC 24019846.
  • Nisheman; Ek dilkash o dilras nāvilaṭ (in Urdu). Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1970. OCLC 46823273.
  • Manjdhār. Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1976. OCLC 40971336.
  • Ṣādiqulk̲h̲airī : bihtarīn afsāne. Karācī: Shahnāz Buk Kalb. 1984. OCLC 23099319.
  • Lab pih ā saktā nahīn̲ : ankahī, saccī kahāniyān̲. 1981. OCLC 11324658.

Death

Khairi died of a heart attack in Karachi on 26 January 1989[2][3] and was buried in Sakhi Hassan Cemetery.[4]

References
  1. Humā 1999, p. 25.
  2. Humā 1999, p. 48.
  3. Prof. Muhammad Aslam, Khaftagan Karachi, Pakistan Research Institute, University of the Punjab, Lahore, November 1991, p. 310
  4. Humā 1999, p. 49.

Biobiography
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