Munir Ahmed Badini | |
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| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, Writer, Teacher |
Munir Ahmed Badini (Balochi:منير احمد بادینی ) born in 1953[1]) is a Pakistani novelist and writer.[2] The receipent of the Pride of Performance, he primarily writes in Balochi and English languages.[3][4]
He lives in Quetta and is serving as Secretary for Sports, Environment and Youth Affairs for the government of Balochistan.[5]
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[2]. During this time, early 1970s, he was a 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
He completed his Master studies from Punjab University, Lahore, in Philosophy.[citation needed]
After completion of his master's degree, Badini taught for some time at Degree College, Quetta, as a Lecturer of Philosophy, in 1980.[citation needed] Then he joined Civil Service of Pakistan, where he has served in various posts including:
During all this period Badini never ceased to write [11][12]. He writes fiction. His works are influenced by Existentialism[13], 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 [14][15]. 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.
Munir Badini visited Ziarat district to ensure the efforts for the preservation of the 3000-year-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.[citation needed]