Moinuddin Aqeel (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: معین الدین عقیل) (born 25 June 1946) is a Pakistani author, critic, and scholar of

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Early life and education

Aqeel was born in India in 1946 and after the partition, came to Pakistan. He obtained his M.A. in 1969, PhD on ''The Role of Urdu in the Freedom Movement'' in 1975, and DLitt in 2003, all from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi (; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (which is ...

Academic career

Aqeel was as a professor and chair of the Urdu department at the

. During his tenure at the University of Karachi, he also held several key positions, including director of the Bureau of Composition, Compilation and Translation from 2002 to July 2003, and director of the Evening Programme from July 2003 to January 2004. Additionally, he has been the head examiner for Urdu at the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Cardiff, UK, since 2001. He retired from the University of Karachi in 2006. Aqeel has taught Urdu at the

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in Japan and the University of Oriental Studies in

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, Italy. He has lectured on Pakistan's culture and history at ''Daito Bunka University'', Saitama, Japan. Currently, he is the dean of the Faculty of Languages and Literature and has served as chair of the Department of Urdu at the

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Awards and recognition

Aqeel has been recognized for his contributions to education and literature with awards such as the ''Best Teacher'' award from

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in 1989 and the ''Ba Ba-e-Urdu Gold Medal'' in 1969.

Academic impact

Aqeel has supervised many students for their M.Phil. and PhD degrees. His work has been the subject of study in several academic theses: *MPhil, Farhat Sultana, ''Urdu Services of Prof. Moinuddin Aqeel'',

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, India, 2003. *M.A., Shumaila Fareed, ''Educational and Literary Services of Dr. Moinuddin Aqeel'',

University of Sindh The University of Sindh (; ; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro in the Sindh province. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ISO in 2 ...

Jamshoro Jamshoro (, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, in Sindh, Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi. This city is popula ...

, Pakistan, 1997. *M.A., Saima Rani, ''Standing of Dr. Moinuddin Aqeel in Urdu Research and Critique'', ''Bahauddin Zakaria University'',

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, Pakistan, 2003.

Publications

Aqeel has written 37 books and over 200 research articles, reviews, and prefaces. Some of his notable books include: * ''Tazkirah Ulma-e-Sitapur'' (2006) * ''Resurgence of Muslim Separatism in British India: A selection of unpublished correspondence between Jinnah and Mir Ghulam Bhik Nairang'' (2001) * ''Pakistani Adab; Masail aur Manazir'' (1999) * ''Saqoot-e-Hyderabad'' (1998) * ''Pakistan Mein Urdu Adab'' (1996) *'' Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi; Kitabiyat'' (1987) * ''Tehreek-e-Azadi Mein Urdu Ka Hissa'' (1972)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aqeel, Moinuddin Living people Urdu-language non-fiction writers Pakistani literary critics Urdu-language writers from Pakistan University of Karachi alumni 1946 births Academic staff of the International Islamic University, Islamabad Academic staff of the University of Karachi Writers from Karachi Academic staff of Daito Bunka University Academic staff of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Scholars from Karachi Muhajir people