Abdul Qadir Junejo

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| birth_name = Abdul Qadir

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1945|9|13}}

| birth_place = Village Jinhan, Tharparkar, Sindh

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|3|30|1945|9|13|}}

| death_place = Jamshoro

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| nationality = Pakistani

| genre = Fiction, non-fiction (plays, novels)

| subject = Literature, philosophy, sociology

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| awards = Pride of Performance, Latif Award

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Abdul Qadir Junejo ({{langx|sd|عبد القادر جوڻيجو}}) ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عبد القادر جونیجو}}}}) (13 September 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a novelist, playwright{{Cite web|url=http://leadpakistan.com.pk/news/the-space-zia-gave-us-to-breathe-our-last/|title=The space Zia gave us to breathe our last|date=12 July 2017|access-date=12 September 2019}} and columnist{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1096600|title=Memories of Thar|first=Abdul Qadir|last=Junejo|date=30 March 2014|website=Dawn|location=Pakistan|access-date=12 September 2019}} who wrote in Sindhi, Urdu and English.

Early life

Junejo was born in the small village of Jinhan, Tharparkar, Sindh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.urdubiography.com/poets/abdul-qadir-junejo.html|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo in Urdu|website=urdubiography.com|access-date=12 September 2019}} His father, Mureed Hussain Junejo, was a police officer.

Junejo received his primary education in his native village. He then attended the University of Sindh where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Arts in sociology.{{Cite web|url=http://shaheed-e-sindh.blogspot.com/2017/06/abdul-qadir-junejo-dramatist-story.html|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo (A Dramatist, Story writer and literary Figure)|access-date=12 September 2019}}

Career

In 1962, Junejo started working as a primary school teacher, becoming a secondary school teacher in 1972. He was then appointed Director at the Institute of Sindhology, Jamshoro. He remained chairman of Sindhi Language Authority{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/282250|title=Hyderabad: Scholars lay stress on correct use of Sindhi|date=30 December 2007|website=Dawn|location=Pakistan|access-date=12 September 2019}} from 15 September 2005 to 10 May 2008. He wrote 22 Sindhi dramas for radio and 11 Urdu dramas for television.

Publications

Junejo wrote books in English and Sindhi.

Watoon, Ratyoon Ain Rol (1973) ({{langx|sd|واٽون، راتيون ۽ رول}})
Shikliyoon (1979) ({{langx|sd|شڪليون}})
Weender Wahi Lahandar Sijj (1984) ({{langx|sd|ويندڙ واھي لھندڙ سج}})
Wada Adeeb Wadyoon Galhyoon (1984) ({{langx|sd|وڏا اديب وڏيون ڳالھيون}})
Sono Roop Sijj (1986) ({{langx|sd|سونو روپ سج}})
Everest te Charhai (1987) ({{langx|sd|ايورسٽ تي چڙھائي}})
Kursi (1998) ({{langx|sd|ڪرسي}})
Chho Chha Ain Keein (1999) ({{langx|sd|ڇو ڇا ۽ ڪيئن}}){{Cite web|url=https://books.sindhsalamat.com:443/book.php?book_id=784|title=ڇو، ڇا ۽ ڪيئن؟ (عبد القادر جوڻيجو) | سنڌ سلامت ڪتاب گهر|website=books.sindhsalamat.com|access-date=12 September 2019}}
Khat bin Adeeban Ja (1999) ({{langx|sd|خط ٻن اديبن جا}})
Dar Dar ja Musafir (2001) ({{langx|sd|در در جا مسافر}})
Wan Wan Jee Kathiee (2002) ({{langx|sd|وڻ وڻ جي ڪاٺي}}){{Cite web|url=https://sindhsalamat.com/threads/14644/|title=عبدالقادر جوڻيجو : چوٽيء جو ڊرامه نگار، ڪالم نگار ، ليکڪ ۽ اديب|website=SindhSalamat|access-date=12 September 2019}}
The Dead River (2014) English ({{ISBN|9789699368091|invalid1=yes}}){{Cite web|url=http://www.marymartin.com/web/product?pid=215127|title=The Dead River – Abdul Qadir Junejo (9789699368091)|website=marymartin.com|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangatreview.org/blog/2015/02/12/the-dead-river/|title=The Dead River – Sangat Review|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.readings.com.pk/pages/BookDetails.aspx?BookID=63994|title=The Dead River|website=Softvirtue Technologies|publisher=Readings|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15721258.Abdul_Qadir_Junejo|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo|website=goodreads.com|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/author&author_id=28642|title=Liberty Books|website=Liberty Books|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite news|url=http://educationtimes.pk/3238/umt-press-organize-books-launching-ceremony/|title=UMT Press organize Books Launching Ceremony|newspaper=Education Times |date=6 May 2015|access-date=12 September 2019}}

Dramas and serials

He wrote dramas and serials that aired on Pakistan Television Corporation and commercial channels. He gained popularity in South Asia from his dramas Paranda and Dhool. He wrote six Sindhi language Drama serials and 13 in Urdu language, aired on Media of Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://publishizer.com/profile/30587/|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo |access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/book-review-saga-of-a-lost-river/|title=Saga of a lost river|date=2 August 2015|website=The News on Sunday|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3a359df|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo|website=BFI|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9934298303503681|title=Seerhian|date=12 September 1988|website=franklin.library.upenn.edu|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://rightspot.pk/tag/abdul-qadir-junejo/|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo |website= Right Spot Pk|access-date=12 September 2019}}

Recognition

The Government of Pakistan and Government of Sindh awarded him Pride of Performance in 2008{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/294904|title=Karachi: Pakistan Day observed with enthusiasm|date=24 March 2008|website=Dawn|location=Pakistan|access-date=12 September 2019}} and Latif Award in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1297219|title=German philologist gets Latif Award 150 years after compiling Shah jo Risalo|date=19 November 2016|website=Dawn|location=Pakistan|access-date=12 September 2019}} He received several awards from local organizations.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/914541/celebrating-literature-sla-selects-best-sindhi-writers-for-award/|title=Celebrating literature: SLA selects best Sindhi writers for award|date=4 July 2015|website=The Express Tribune|access-date=12 September 2019}}

Death

He died on 30 March 2020 in Jamshoro due to liver disease.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/636941-renowned-playwright-abdul-qadir-junejo-passes-away|title=Playwright Abdul Qadir Junejo dies aged 75|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1545064|title=Abdul Qadir Junejo passes away|date=2020-03-31|website=dawncom|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}