Aftab Hasan (
Urdu
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: آفتاب حسن) commonly known as Major Aftab (
ميجر آفتاب), was an
educationist
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,
linguist
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, and instrumental in introducing
science education
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in the Pakistani public school system.
See also
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National Language Authority
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References
Pakistani scholars
Pakistani critics
Urdu-language writers from Pakistan
Linguists of Urdu
Muhajir people
Aligarh Muslim University alumni
20th-century Pakistani writers
20th-century Pakistani male writers
1909 births
1993 deaths
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