Rahmat Shah Sail

Rahmat Shah Sahil
رحمت شاه سائل
Born 1943
Residence Dargai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nationality pakistani
Citizenship pakistan
Known for Pashto Poetry
Religion Islam

Rahmat Shah Sail (Pashto: رحمت شاه سائل - born 1943, Wartier) is a prominent Pakistani poet of the Pashto language[1][2][3]

Early life

Rahmat Shah Sail, son of Amin Gul, 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 earn a living. He was very interested in reading magazines and newspapers, and after a hard day of labour, he composed poetry to lessen his fatigue.

Academic life

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

Published books:

Work life

Rahmat Shah 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. 1 2 Archived February 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2
  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 "Bleeding the pen dry: Hundreds of Pashto poets remain unpublished as support for verse withers".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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