Jamil Jalibi

Jameel Jalibi was born Mohammad Jameel Khan on 12 June 1929 in a Yusufzai family of Aligarh, British India.[1][3] His early schooling was in Aligarh. He matriculated in Saharanpur and did his Bachelor of Arts from Meerut College. One day before the partition of India, on 13 August 1947, Jalibi migrated to Karachi, Pakistan, where he continued his education and literary activities. He received a Master of Arts degree, Bachelor of Laws degree and a Ph.D from Sindh University. He then worked for the Income Tax Department of Pakistan until his retirement.[1][3]

In 1983, he became Vice-chancellor of Karachi University, where he served until 1987.[3] Then he joined the Muqtadara Quami Zaban (National Language Authority) as its Chairman.[1][3] He used to associate with Karrar Hussain, Sabzwari, Jalib Dehlvi and Ghayur Ahmed Ramzi. From 1950-54, he served as co-editor of an Urdu monthly by the name of Saqi and wrote a monthly column Baatein. He also started a quarterly magazine by the name of Naya Daur.[3]

He died on 18 April 2019 at the age of 89 in Karachi, Pakistan. Among his survivors are his four children – two daughters and two sons.[4][3][1]

• Pakistani Culture[1]
• Tanqeed aur Tajarba (Criticism and Experience)[1][3]
• Nai Tanqeed (New Criticism)
• Adab, Culture aur Masa'el (Literature, Culture and Problems)
• Muhammad Taqi Meer
• Maasir-e-Adab (Contemporaries Of Literature)
• Quami Zaban (National Language)
• Yak-Jehti Nafaz aur Masa'el (Solidarity Of Self and Problems)[1]
• Masnavi Kadam Rao aur Pidam Rao[3]
• Diwan-e-Hasan Shauqi (Collection of Hasan Sahuqi's Poetry)[3]
• Farhang-e-Istalahaat (Dictionary of Terms)
• Qadeem Urdu Lughat (Ancient Urdu Dictionary)[3]
• Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu (History of Urdu Literature)
• Diwan-e-Nusrati (Collection of Nusrati's Poetry)[3]
• Elliot ke Mazameen (Essays of Elliot)
• Pakistan: The Identity Of Culture
• Janwarsitan (Animal Land)[3]
• Arastoo Se Elliot Tak (From Aristotle to Elliot)[3]
• Adabi Tehqique
• Qaumi English-Urdu Dictionary (Jameel Jalibi: May 5th 1995)[3]
• Tareekh-e-Urdu Adab Vol 1-4 (History of Urdu Language and Literature) (1984)[1][5][3]

• Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Distinction) Award in 1994 by the President of Pakistan[2][3]
• Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan[1][3]
• Baba-i-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq Award (National Literary Award) given by Pakistan Academy of Letters in 2006.[6][3]
• Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan in 2021[7]

In 2016, a memorandum of understanding was signed at the University of Karachi for the establishment of a library to be named after former Vice Chancellor Jamil Jalibi.[8]