Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo ( sd, محمد ابراهيم جويو, ur, محمد ابراہيم جویو; 13 August 1915 – 9 November 2017) was a Pakistani teacher, writer, scholar and

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. He was born in the village of ''Abad'' near Laki, Kotri, Dadu, now in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. He was considered the living legend of Sindhi literature, who had written, translated and edited hundreds of books and brochures. He was affiliated with the

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. On Thursday, 13 August 2015, Joyo entered centennial of his life. Joyo received his early education from local

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. He got education from Luki and Sann. He then passed his matriculation from Sindh Madarsatul Islam in 1934. In 1938, Joyo passed B.A. from DG Sindh College; University of Bombay. He went to Bombay for TP education.

Career

Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo was appointed a teacher in Sindh Madrasatul Islam in 1941. He wrote a book entitled Save Sindh, Save the Continent. This work angered the administration authorities, causing a conflict with

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who ordered Joyo's removal from his job. However, he got a new job in Thatta Municipal High School. Later on, he was transferred to

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at training college. He was appointed secretary of Sindhi Adabi Board in 1951. In 1961, Joyo retired from his job. Again, he was offered the same job a number of times. He was secretary of

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till 1973. He was also involved with Sindh Textbook Board and served as chairman of the Sindhi Adabi Board. Joyo has translated and written a number of books. He had many translations of famous European books to his credit. He has been writing on Sindh and Sindhi for 70 years. In 2013, he received a literary award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters. and also honorary degrees from the renowned universities. He had written many story books and text books for school children, prefaces, debates and a lot of essays. Joyo was well-learned about ''History of Intellectual Development of Europe'' by J W Draper. He also read diverse writers such as

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and

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Death

Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo died at the age of 102 at his elder son's residence in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan on 9 November 2017.Noted writer Ibrahim Joyo passes away aged 102
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Sources

* '' Maro jee Malir Ja'' by Khadim Hussain Chandio

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