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| Born | December 25, 1978 Chitral, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Bashi |
| Occupation | linguist, teacher, writer |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Ethnicity | Bukhari |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Peshawar |
| Subjects | linguistics, literature |
| Notable work(s) | Urdu, English, Khowar dictionary |
| Notable award(s) | Presidential Price for Linguistic Research |
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Badshah Munir Bukhari (Urdu: بادشاہ منیر بخاری; is a linguist from Northern Pakistan. A native of Chitral, he is an Professor 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 Khayaban,[2] the research journal of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. He is also a member of the world languages organization and the contributor and member of the International Phonetic Association since 2005.
In 2004, the Government of Pakistan awarded him a medal for his contribution in the field of linguistic research. His credentials as an Expert in Multilingualism are mentioned in the International Directory of Multilingualism, Union Latine Paris (2007).
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His doctoral research on Aryan and non-Aryan theories of the Urdu language is the first ever scientific historical linguistics research on Urdu language so far. 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:
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.[3]