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MIR GUL KHAN NASIR
Born on May 14, 1914 in Noshki, Mir Gul Khan Nasir was a prominent and liberal
Poet of Balochistan. He was also a politician, a historian, and a journalist who strived for the rights of the Baloch
people. He wrote poems in Balochi, Urdu, English, Brahui and Persian. He was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his
literary services in 2001. He died on December 5, 1983.
Also known as Malek o-Sho’arā Balochistan, Mir was a prominent politician, poet, historian, and journalist from
Balochistan. His first collection of Balochi poetry was compiled in 1951 named ‘Gulbang’, which was the first ever
collection of modern Balochi poetry. In 2001, he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan for his
meritorious services.

SYED ZAHOOR SHAH HASHMI
Born in Gwadar on April 21, 1926, Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi was a famous poet, researcher, historian and a
literary prodigy who dedicated his whole life for the Balochi language. His most famous work is Sayad Ganj which
is the first Balochi dictionary. He contributed many poetries, research books, essays and novels to the Baloch
literature. He died on March 4. 1978 at the age of fifty-two.