Rashid Sabir ( Sindhi: رشيد صابر), 10 January 1945 – 7 December 2012, was a Pakistani teacher,

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, TV, radio and stage artist. He wrote 300 dramas for Radio Pakistan and dialogues for 12 Sindhi language films. He also acted in a number of TV serials and plays.

Childhood and career

Rashid Sabir was born on 10 January 1945 at village Manko ( Sindhi: مڻڪو),

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, District Thatta (Now District Sujawal)

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. His real name was Abdul Rasheed. His father's name was Abdullah Mendhro. He passed examination of Moulvi Fazil and got B.A. degree from

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. He started his career as a teacher at Noor Muhammad High School

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and retired in 1986.

Contributions

Rashid Sabir began his literary activities by writing short stories. His first story was published in famous

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literary magazine Badal in 1962. Then he translated stories of the renowned writer Amar Jaleel in

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. He wrote first Radio play "Manzil" which was recorded and produced by Syed Manzoor Naqvi from Radio Pakistan Hyderabad. Overall, he wrote about 300 plays both in Sindhi and Urdu for Radio Pakistan Hyderabad. He hosted a religious Program on Radio Pakistan Hyderabad for about 05 years. He was a famous dialogue writer. In this capacity, he wrote dialogues for 12 Sindhi Pakistani films including "Phul Macchi", "Toofan", "Ghatoo Ghar Na Aaya", "Tay Qaidi", "Ho Jamalo", "Barsat" and "Aakhiri Goli". As an actor, he was introduced on Pakistan Television (PTV) Centre

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in 1975. His first PTV play as an actor was "Oondahia Men Laat" produced by Bedal Masroor. He also acted in "

Marvi ''Marvi'' () is a Pakistani drama series broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 1993. It was a modern version of the Sindhi folktale, "Umar Marvi". It starred Ghazal Siddique as Marvi and Hassam Qazi as Umar. It was adapted ...

", "Kanhin Kanhin Manhooa Manjh" and other Sindhi and Urdu dramas and serials. He also acted in various serials of private channels of Pakistan. He acted in one Urdu film "Saharay" in which he played a role of a school teacher. As a writer, he wrote more than 35 plays and serials for Pakistan Television. He was a great educationist, expert in Arabic and poet. He authored following books: * Tareekh-e-Islam (History of Islam) * Jadeed Arabi Grammar (Modern Arabic Grammar) In poetry, his pen name was "Sabir". This pen name for him was suggested by the renowned writer and scholar Moulana Ghulam Muhammad Girami. In recognition of his contributions, he received "Writers Award" in 2001 and 2002 from Radio Pakistan Hyderabad.

Death

Rashid Sabir died on 7 December 2012 in Karachi. He left behind a widow, three sons and five daughters.

References

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