Dr. Jameel Jalibi

Muhammad Jameel Khan commonly known as Prof. Dr. Jameel Jalibi Ph.D., D.Litt, SI, HI, is a noted linguist, critic, writer, researcher, educationist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan. He assumed the office of University of Karachi Vice-Chancellor and Professor & Chairman of the Department of Urdu, University of Karachi in 1980s.

Jameel Jalibi was born on June 12, 1912 in a Yousuf-Zai family of Aligarh, UP. He got his early education in Aligarh and passed matriculation from Saharunpur. Intermediate and graduation from Meerut College. He earned MA, Ph.D and was honored with D.litt degrees He got opportunities of literateur's company viz. Prof. Karrar Hussain, Dr. Sabzwari, Syed Jalib Dehlvi and Prof. Ghayur Ahmed Ramzi. After partition of India, Jalibi migrated to Pakistan, where he continued his education and literary activities. He did LLb and PhD from Sindh University. Later he was associated with income tax department.

In 1983, he was nominated Vice-chancellor of Karachi University where he remained till 1987 when he joined Muqtadara Quami Zaban.


====Contribution to Urdu====

*Pakistani Culture
*Tanqeed aur Tajarba
*Nai Tanqeed
*Adab, Culture aur Masa'el
*Muhammad Taqi Meer.
*Maasir-e-Adab
*Quami Zaban
*Yak-Jehti Nafaz aur Masa'el
*Masnavi Kadam Rao aur Pidam Rao
*Diwan-e-Hasan Shauqi
*Farhang-e-Istalahaat
*Qadeem Urdu Lughat
*Tareeq-e-Urdu Adab


===== Awards====

*Sitara-e-Imtiaz
*Hilal-e-Imtiaz