Haleem Brohi (5 August 1935 – 28 July 2010,

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) was a

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and

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, active in the

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. He is considered the second greatest

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is Sindhi literature after Ali Mohammad Brohi.

Education and family

Brohi was the son of Aziz Brohi, a police officer.Haleem Brohi is no more
Apna Karachi 30 July 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010. He graduated from the

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in 1956 and completed his LLB in 1960. He was married with four daughters.

Career

In his early career, he practiced law and also served at

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in various capacities. He retired from

as chief

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in 1980.

Literary career

Brohi started writing in 1967. He published more than ten books. Amongst them were, in English: Solo Decayed, Nothing In Particular, Nothing In Earnest and in Sindh: ''Haleem Show'', ''Orah'' Inferno"(1975) and ''Hitler ji Kahani'' (1972), all in the early to mid-1970s. Brohi was also instrumental in creating a

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alphabet for the Sindhi language, and was a regular contributor to a popular Sindhi daily.

Death

Brohi died of a heart stroke at a local hospital. He was buried in the Cantonment graveyard in Hyderabad.

Awards

In 2009, Brohi was awarded the

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by Sindh Chief Minister,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brohi, Haleem 1935 births 2010 deaths Pakistani male journalists People from Hyderabad District, Pakistan Sindhi people University of Sindh alumni Writers from Sindh Sindhi-language writers Recipients of Latif Award