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Ishaq Samejo

Muhammad Ishaq Samejo is a Pakistani Sindhi-language poet and literary critic. He is a professor in the Department of Sindhi at the University of Sindh and has served as chairman of the Sindhi Language Authority since 2022.

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Ishaq Samejo
Native name
اسحاق سميجو
Born
Muhammad Ishaq Samejo

(1975-03-18) 18 March 1975
Fazalpur, Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation
  • Poet
  • critic
  • academic
LanguageSindhi
EducationMA, PhD (Sindhi literature)
Alma materUniversity of Sindh
Notable works
  • Sada Bechain Aahe
  • Shairi Saan Dushmani
  • Mor Nagar Te Meenhan
Notable awardsShah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award (2022)

Muhammad Ishaq Samejo (Sindhi: اسحاق سميجو; born 18 March 1975) is a Pakistani Sindhi-language poet and literary critic. He is a professor in the Department of Sindhi at the University of Sindh and has served as chairman of the Sindhi Language Authority since 2022.12

Early life and education

Samejo was born on 18 March 1975 in the village of Fazalpur, Dadu District, Sindh.3 He matriculated from Talibul Moula High School in Dadu and completed his higher secondary education at a college in Johi. He took his MA in Sindhi literature at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, and completed a PhD at the same university in 2014.4

Career

Samejo began publishing poetry and criticism in 1990. He joined the Department of Sindhi at the University of Sindh as a lecturer and was later promoted to professor.5 He has held the Mirza Kalich Beg Chair and chaired the Department of Sindhi at the university,6 and has served as director of the Institute of Sindhology.7

In 2022, Samejo was appointed chairman of the Sindhi Language Authority, a statutory body of the Government of Sindh.1 He sits on the advisory board of the Authority's research journal Sindhi Boli8 and has served on the Sindhi-language judging panel of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.9

Works

Poetry

  • Sada Bechain Aahe (Hyderabad: Naon Janam, 2001)
  • Dil Jo Rasto (Kandiaro: Roshni, 2003)
  • Geroo Ves Ghazal (Kandiaro: Roshni, 2004)
  • Gunaah Ja Geet (Kandiaro: Roshni, 2006)
  • Hikrri Huie Benazir (Kandiaro: Roshni, 2008)
  • Nav-a Halee Aa Geet Khani (Kandiaro: Roshni, 2009)
  • Mor Nagar Te Meenhan (Sindhi: مور نگر تي مينھن, 2020)
  • Biye Paasy Qabeelo Ho (2023)10

Criticism

  • Shairi Saan Dushmani (Hyderabad: Naon Janam, 2005)11

Compilations

  • Duniya Joon Lok Aakhaniyoon (Hyderabad: Zindagi, 1998)
  • Tareekhi Manhoon Tareekhi Galhioon (Parts I and II) (Hyderabad: Sohni, 1998)

Awards

In March 2022, the Pakistan Academy of Letters awarded Samejo the Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award for Sindhi poetry, part of its National Literary Awards for 2020, for his collection Mor Nagar Te Meenhan.12

References

References

  1. Mahmood, Naazir (7 June 2025). "Journey through Sindhi literature". The News International. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. "Chairpersons of Sindhi Language Authority". Sindhi Language Authority. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. "اسحاق سميجو". Encyclopedia Sindhiana (in Sindhi). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. "Couplets, Ghazals and other poetry of Ishaq Samejo". Baakh. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  5. "Dr. M. Ishaq Samejo – University of Sindh Jamshoro". Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. "Shaikh Ayaz is an iconoclastic figure in Sindhi literature, moot told". Dawn. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. "Homage paid to educationist". Dawn. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. "Sindhi Boli (Research Journal) – Advisory Board". journal.sindhila.org. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. "PAL announces Kamal-e-Fun awards for writers, poets". The News International. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  10. "Couplets, Ghazals and other poetry of Ishaq Samejo". Baakh. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  11. "Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library". sindhiadabiboard.org. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  12. "PAL announces Awards for Pakistani Writers' and Poets". The Frontier Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2026.