Ustad Bukhari

Ustad Bukhari
Native name
اُستاد بُخارِي
BornSyed Ahmed Shah Bukhari
(1930-01-16)16 January 1930
Dadu Sindh, British India
Died9 October 1992(1992-10-09) (aged 62)
Karachi, Pakistan
OccupationPoet, Teacher
GenrePoetry
SubjectSufism, Love, Togetherness
Literary movementProgressive

Ustad Bukhari (Sindhi: اُستاد بُخارِي) Urdu (استاد بخاری) (16 January 1930 – 9 October 1992), born "Punhal Shah", a name he later changed to Syed Ahmed Shah Bukhari, was a prominent progressive Sindhi-language poet of Sindh, Pakistan. His creative contributions in the field of poetry changed the thoughts of millions of people and he got recognition in whole Sindh and abroad. He was well known as the poet of the people and undoubtedly, he was, because he expressed his emotions in the language of common people. The Institute of Sindhology has opened a corner in its museum in his memory and honour.