Ghazi Sial

Mohammad Ghazi (c. 1933 – 27 November 2019), known by his pen name Ghazi Sial and by an honorific title in Pashto literature as Baba Sandara,[1] was a Pakistani poet and Pashto folk song writer. He wrote about sixteen books in Pashto language, and later the Government of Pakistan conferred Pride of Performance award upon him in recognition of his literary contribution to Pashto poetry.

Biography

Ghazi was born in 1933 at Kotka Akundan village of Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He along with his father Abdul Ghafoor Shah learned classics in Pashto, Arabic and Persian language. He is also credited for writing Pashto folk songs. In the early 1960s, Ghazi was associated with Radio Pakistan at Peshawar where he used to wrote songs. His books "Banzey", "Kashmala", "Mangarai" and "Zama Sandaray Sta Da Para" are among the other poetic work he wrote during his literary career.[2] He was recognized a prominent poet in Pakistan and in Afghanistan.[1]

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References
  1. "Pashto writer Ghazi Sial dies". nation.com.pk. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. Sher Alam Shinwari (27 November 2019). "Noted Pashto poet Ghazi Sial dies at 86". dawn.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.


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