Muztar Abbasi
Muztar Abbasi | |
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Abbasi in 1989 | |
| Born | Muztar Abbasi 1931 |
| Died | 2004 (aged 72–73) |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Bahawalpur University, Punjab University. |
| Period | 1960-2004 |
| Genre | Prose, poetry, autobiography. |
| Subject | Urdu, Esperanto |
| Literary movement | Esperanto Association |
| Notable works | Quran translation in Esperanto, Urdu-Esperanto Dictionary, Seerat-Un-Nabi in Esperanto and 18 published books in Urdu and Esperanto. |
Muztar Abbasi (1931 – 26 February 2004) was a Punjabi Muslim scholar and Vice Principal of Fazaia Inter College, Lower Topa, who belonged to the Dhund Abbasi tribe of Murree Hills in the Murree District. He was a pioneer of the Esperanto language in Pakistan and patron in chief of the Pakistan Esperanto Association (PakEsA). He translated the Quran into Esperanto and wrote a biography of Islamic prophet Muhammad and several other books in Esperanto and Urdu.