| 'Munir Ahmed Badini'منير احمد بادینی | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 Noshki, Balochistan |
| Nationality | Baloch |
| Occupation | Writer & Government Service |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim |
Munir Ahmed Badini (Urdu: منير احمد بادینی ) (born in 1953, in the Badini sub clain of Baloch tribe in Nushki district of Balochistan), Pakistan, he is a Balochi language novelista and renowned Balochi writer in Urdu and English. A master's degree holder in philosophy from the University of Punjab, he is the first CSS degree holder in the Nushki district and the second Baloch to become a CSS officer. He has served as deputy commissioner, commissioner, director and secretary at different posts in the government. He is the author of many Balochi books and was awarded a literary award by the Pakistan Academy of Letters for his first novel, Rekan-e-taha-halke, which means village in a desert. He was awarded a pride of performance civilian award by the President of Pakistan for his contribution towards literature. His recent novel, Shale-gulen-bazar is the first three-volume Balochi novel, in fact the largest and most complete Balochi novel to date. He is working on other novels.the President Islamic Republic of Pakistan awarded President's award for Pride of Performance to him as a notable writer.[1][2] Presently he lives in Quetta and is serving as Secretary for Sports, Environment and Youth Affairs for the government of Balochistan.[3]
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Badini was born in the village of Shareef Khan / Chapari, Noshkay (also known as Nushki District), Balochistan, Pakistan. He belongs to Bolanzai clan of Badini tribe of Rakhshani grouping of the Balochs. His father name is Shahnawaz Khan Badini (1910–1979).
Badini studied in his village schools and upon completion of the local Boys' High School, completed his degree in Arts at the Degree College in Quetta. During this time, early 1970s, he was an active member of Baloch Students Organization (BSO), and became vice-president of BSO for a year. He was influenced by Marxist literature and during his college years, he translated Joseph Stalin’s book Marxism And The National And Colonial Question into the Balochi language. Although this translation has never been officially published, it has been widely read among Badini's fellows.
Later Badini rejected Stalinist thinking, but maintained a belief in Karl Marx’s theory as a comprehensive study of universal human development. However he is not an atheist, as most Marxists are; he believes in religion and is impressed by Sufism. He completed his Master studies from Punjab University, Lahore, in Philosophy.
After completion of his master's degree, Badini taught for some time at Degree College, Quetta, as a Lecturer of Philosophy, in 1980. Then he joined Civil Service of Pakistan, where he has served in various posts including:
During all this period Badini never ceased to write. He writes fiction. His works are influenced by Existentialism, including writers such as Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Søren Kierkegaard, along with writers Milan Kundera and Najib Mahfuz. The theme of his writings is Baloch society. He writes in Rakhshani-Balochi dialect, and he can read and write all dialects of Balochi and Brahui languages he is also fluent in English and Urdu.
As secretary Environment and sports Munir Badini visited Ziarat district to ensure the efforts for the preservation of the 3000 years old world heritage of Juniper forest and wildlife in Ziarat as environment protection efforts, he planted tree with canoe kayak youth players Hanna Lake Quetta as protection of environment project of Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy (HDWSA) to involve youths in the importance of protection of environment in Quetta.