Yusuf Hussain Abadi
Yousuf Hussain Abadi(Urdu: یوسف حسین آبادی) is a known as a historian, Balti writer,[1] translator of the Holy Quran,linguist, scholar and a social worker and the pioneer in field of research in Skardu, Baltistan region of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Yousuf Hussain Abadi translated Quran in Balti language in first time.[2] He is also running a Museum [3] of Balti traditional items and a chain of school network in his area as well.
Yousuf Hussain Abadi collected many oral war stories of 1947-1948 war which was fought in Baltistan by its natives against Dogra'a regime. He established the first private sector English medium school in Baltistan in 1992-93, Jinnah Public School, named after the great founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, which is currently one of the best institutions of education in Baltistan.[4]