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Rahmat Shah Sahil
رحمت شاه سائل
Born1950
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipPakistan
Known forPashto poetry

Rahmat Shah Sail (Pashto: رحمت شاه سائل - born 1950, writer) is a prominent Pashtoon poet in the Pashto language, belongs to the Utmankhel tribe.[1][2][3]

Early life

Rahmat Shah Sail is the son of Amin Gul and Khana Bibi belongs to the Utmankhel tribe. Sail was born in the Dargai village of Wartier in Malakand Agency, Pakistan. At the age of five, Sail was admitted to a local primary school; however, he was compelled to leave school after the third grade[1][2] to assist his parents in earning a living. He enjoyed reading periodicals and newspapers a lot, and after a long day of work, he would write poems to help him feel less worn out.

Academic life

Sail is the author of several poetry books in the Pashto language:

Published books:

Work

Sail spent most of his life working as a tailor in Dargari Bazar. He is currently the chief editor of Pashtun Magazine published by Bacha Khan Centre.

References

  1. ^ a b [1] Archived February 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b [2][dead link]
  3. ^ Khan, Hidayat (30 June 2013). "Bleeding the pen dry: Hundreds of Pashto poets remain unpublished as support for verse withers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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