Abdul Jabbar Junejo: The Prolific Writer & Poet of Sindh

Dr. Abdul Jabbar Junejo (26 November 1935 – 12 July 2011) was a renowned prolific Sindhi writer, novelist, poet, story-writer, critic, linguist, historian and musicologist, born on the day of 26 November 1935 at Pir Fateh Shah Village, District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan. He completed his MA in Sindhi in the year of 1962 with distinguished marks and was awarded with the gold medal. He gained his Ph.D on the topic: “The Influence of Persian Poetry on Sindhi Poetry”. He had good deal of language competence in English, Chinese and Persian.

He initiated his career as junior lecturer in the year of 1960; later on he joined the Department of Sindhi, University of Sindh, Jamshoro as a lecturer in Sindhi in the year of 1962. He served as the chairperson of the Department of Sindhi and also meritoriously climbed to the level of the Dean, faculty of Art, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He also served as a director of Laar Museum 2004 to 2007.

He wrote the Brief History of Sindhi Literature in 3 volumes. He produced monumental critical work on the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif. He was great connoisseur on Sindhi classic music. There are sixty five books in Sindhi language, ten books in Urdu language and about 200 research articles on several topics to his credit.

On the day of December 18, 2011 Ms. Sussui Palejo, minister of Culture Department inaugurated Dr Abdul Jabbar Junejo Corner, in Zafar Kazim Art Galary, in Sindh Museum, Hyderabad. Abdul Jabbar Junejo passed away due to the kidney failure on the day of 12 July 2011.