Aqeel Abbas Jafari
Aqeel Abbas Jafri (Urdu: عقیل عباس جعفری) (born August 10, 1957), is a Pakistani writer, poet and architect and chief editor of Urdu Dictionary Board in Pakistan.[1][2]
Aqeel Abbas Jafri | |
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 Aqeel Abbas Jafri in 2012 | |
| Born | August 10, 1957 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Journalist, Writer |
| Language | Urdu |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | MA (Journalism) |
| Literary movement | Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq |
| Notable works | Pakistan Chronicle |
| Relatives | Wazir Hasan Jafri (father) |
Early life and career
Aqeel Abbas Jafri was born in Karachi on 10 August 1957. One of his major achievements in his life so far is compiling and writing a book called Pakistan Chronicle that was published in 2010 after he spent 20 years working on it.[2]
His work Pakistan Chronicle has old hard-to-find photographs and accounts of historic events from 14 August 1947, (the independence of Pakistan day) to 31 March 2010.[2] This book reads like a fact-sheet on Pakistani events with over 4000 pictures on its 1,080 pages.[2]
See also
References
- Nokhaiz Sahi (10 December 2016). "Four babus retirement notified (Aqeel Abbas Jafri appointed Chief Editor of Urdu Dictionary Board)". The Nation (newspaper). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- "Pakistan Chronicle: an encyclopaedic account of Pakistan history". Dawn (newspaper). 17 May 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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