| Abul Khair Kashfi | |
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| Born | February 19, 1932 Kanpur, British India |
| Died | 15 May 2008 (aged 76) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Urdu literature and Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Karachi |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi, Columbia University, NY |
| Doctoral advisor | Abul Lais Siddiqui |
| Doctoral students | Prof. Dr. Tahira Nighat |
| Known for | Urdu literature and Linguistics |
Syed Muhammad Abul Khair Kashfi (Urdu: سید محمد ابو الخیر کشفی) was an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan.
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He remained associated with the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman, Department of Urdu from 1958 to 1994. He was also a Visiting Professor at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japan. After retirement Kashfi devoted his time to writing, guiding research, public speaking and media appearances.
Kashfi earned M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Urdu from the University of Karachi in 1952 and 1971 respectively. The Title of the Ph.D. thesis was "The Historical and Political background of Urdu Poetry from 1707 to 1857 A.C." In between he also earned a master's degree in Teaching of English as a Second Language from Teachers' college, Columbia University, NY (1968).
He has a vast collection of critical and literary writing to his credit which includes the following books: