Badshah Munir Bukhari(بادشاہ منیر بخاری ) is a linguist from Northern Pakistan. A native of Chitral, he is a lecturer in linguistics and a member of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar.^[1]

The National Language Authority of Pakistan published his book on Urdu and Khowar. His Khowar - Urdu - English dictionary is one of the few sources available on the Khowar language. He is also the editor of KHAYAABAN (ISSN 1993-9302)http//:www.thekhayaban.com the research journal of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. He is also a member of the world languages organization.

In 2004, the Government of Pakistan awarded him a medal for his contribution in the field of linguistic research.

He designed alphabets for seven previously unwritten languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He is a translator of Urdu, Pashto, Khowar and Dari. He has published on the following languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan: Dameli, Domaaki, Gawar-Bati, Kalash, Kashmiri, Khowar, Kohistani, Nangalami, Pashayi, Palula, Shina, Shumashti, Nuristani, Askunu, Kamkata-viri, Tregami, Vasi-vari, Waigali, Dari, Pashto, Urdu.

He is an Urdu poet.(Urdu)بلندی پر نظر آونگا اک دن ۔۔۔ میں اب منصور ہوتا جارہا ہوں

He has contributed to a five-volume account of the roots of the language currently used in Pakistan. His contribution focuses on the similarities between Urdu and Khowar.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of Pakistani writers
• Muhammad Farooq

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