| Pakistani scholar - Jameel Jalibi | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1929 Aligarh, UP |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Urdu literature and Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Karachi |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
| Doctoral advisor | Ghulam Mustafa Khan |
| Known for | Urdu literature and Linguistics |
| Notable awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz |
Muhammad Jameel Khan (Urdu: محمد جمیل خان) commonly known as Prof. Dr. Jameel Jalibi (Urdu: جمیل جالبی) 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.[1]
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Jameel Jalibi was born on June 12, 1929 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 littérateur'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.