Draft:Habibullah Siddiqui

{{Short description|Pakistani educationist, historian, and writer (1937–2022)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Habibullah Siddiqui
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Paat|Pat Sharif]], Sindh, Pakistan
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|22|1937|01|01}}
| death_place = [[Jamshoro]], Sindh, Pakistan
| resting_place = Sindh University Graveyard, Jamshoro
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = Educationist, historian, writer
| education = M.A. (Muslim History), M.Ed., Ph.D.
| alma_mater = [[University of Sindh]], Jamshoro
| notable_works =

| office = Secretary, Sindhi Adabi Board
| term_start = 1988
| term_end = 1990
| office1 = Director, Bureau of Curriculum
| term_start1 = 1993
| term_end1 = 1994
| office2 = <!-- Chairman, Sindh Textbook Board -->
}}
'''Habibullah Siddiqui''' (1 January 1937 – 22 October 2022) was a Pakistani Sindhi literary, educationist, historian, research scholar and former chairman of the Sindh Textbook Board. He also served as the director of the Bureau of Curriculum in Sindh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=سنڌ جو ناميارو اديب ۽ تعليمدان ڊاڪٽر حبيب الله صديقي لاڏاڻو ڪري ويو|trans-title=Renowned Sindhi writer and educationist Dr. Habibullah Siddiqui passed away
|url=https://sindhexpress.com.pk/pakistan/story/61101/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417152850/https://sindhexpress.com.pk/pakistan/story/61101/|archive-date=17 April 2024|website=Sindh Express|language=sd|date=22 October 2022|access-date=6 July 2025|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-23 |title=Eminent scholar Dr Habibullah Siddiqui passes away |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Oct-2022/eminent-scholar-dr-habibullah-siddiqui-passes-away |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-08 |title=HYDERABAD: Dr Siddiqui remembered |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/200497/hyderabad-dr-siddiqui-remembered |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahmood |first=Naazir |date=25 October 2022 |title=Literary losses of Sindh |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1003257-literary-losses-of-sindh |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=[[The News International]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Early life and education ==
Siddiqui was born on 1 January 1937 in [[Paat|Pat Sharif]], [[Dadu District]], Sindh.<ref name=":1" /> He received his primary education at a local village school and completed his matriculation in 1953. He later earned degrees including T.D., B.A., and B.T. He pursued private higher education, obtaining an M.A. in Muslim History, an M.Ed., and eventually a Ph.D. from the [[University of Sindh]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Siddiqui began his teaching career in 1953 as an English teacher. In 1962, he was promoted to senior English teacher and went on to serve as headmaster at various schools. Over the course of his career, he held several notable academic and administrative positions, including Secretary of the Sindhi Adabi Board (1988–1990), Director of the Bureau of Curriculum (1993–1994), and Chairman of the Sindh Textbook Board.<ref name=":0" />
== Literary works ==
Siddiqui authored more than 35 books in Sindhi literature and education. His contributions earned him several awards and recognition within literary and educational circles.<ref name=":0" />

Some of his published works include ''Tarikh Bab-ul-Islam Sindh'' (1996), ''Education in Sindh: Past and Present'' (1987), ''Allama I. I. Kazi'' (1989), ''Daryaa ain Samoondee Kinaran saan Zindagi'' (1981), ''Rachnaun'' (1986), ''Waaridatun'' (2007), ''Insaan ji Tareekh'' – Part I (2007), and ''Insaan ji Tareekh'' – Part II (2008). He also translated [[Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula|Makhdoom Talibul Moula]]'s book ''Misriyun joon Taroon'' into English under the title ''Pieces & Sugar Candy'' (1997). His research work ''Education Problems of Pakistan with Special Reference to Sindh Province'' (2008) was acknowledged by the [[Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)|Higher Education Commission]] with an honorarium of Rs. 200,000. Other notable works include ''Kariyun Mithiyun Galhiyun'' (2009) and ''Son of the Desert'' (2010), a biography of [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] which gained international recognition.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=حبيب الله صديقي، ڊاڪٽر|trans-title=Dr. Habibullah Siddiqui|url=https://encyclopediasindhiana.org/article.php?Dflt=%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87%20%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%20%DA%8A%D8%A7%DA%AA%D9%BD%D8%B1|website=Encyclopedia Sindhiana|publisher=[[Sindhi Language Authority]]|language=sd-PK|access-date=6 July 2025}}</ref>

== Death ==
Siddiqui died on 22 October 2022 at the age of 85 due to respiratory complications at his residence in the Sindh University Housing Society. His funeral prayer was held at Quba Mosque in the same locality, and he was buried at the Sindh University Graveyard in [[Jamshoro]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=23 October 2022 |title=تعليمي ماهر، تاريخدان ۽ اديب ڊاڪٽر حبيب الله صديقي لاڏاڻو ڪري ويو |trans-title=Educationist, historian, and literary Dr. Habibullah Siddiqui passed away. |url=https://thetimenews.tv/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%BD-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A8-%DA%8A%D8%A7%DA%AA%D9%BD%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%8A/ |work=Daily Pahenji Akhbar |language=sd-PK}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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