Mohammad Khan Majeedi

Mohammad Khan Majeedi (Sindhi: محمد خان مجيدي; 5 January 1918 at Shadman Jatoi village, in Taluka Mirpur Bathoro, Sujawal District – 7 April 2003 in Sujawal)^[1] was a nationalist poet in the Sindhi language.

His early education was at Jhok. He passed the Sindhi final with a first position from Sindh Madarsa, Karachi in 1932.^[2]

He was appointed as a Dhuk Munshi at Jhok, then as a primary school teacher in August 1934. Serving at various schools as a teacher, he retired from the post of Headmaster on 5 January 1976. During his service he attended many gatherings, educational programs and worked for the rights of teachers through the All Sindh Primary Teachers Association.

He started poetry during his time as a schoolteacher and headmaster. He was inspired from G. M. Syed, pioneer of Modern Sindhi nationalism. He wrote several pieces of poetry on Sindh land. After retirement Majeedi dedicated himself full-time to poetry. He would read his poetry on stage with melodious tune. His first book, Sindhri Ain Una Joon Qomoon (Sindhi: سنڌڙي ۽ ان جون قومون), a long poem of 96 stanzas about tribes and casts of Sindh, each stanza consisted of 8 lines, was published in 1992. Another book of poetry, Mitti Muhinji Mitti Aa (Sindhi: مٽي منهنجي مٽي آ), was published in 2000.

He has two daughters and a son. His second daughter, Maryam Majeedi, is also a poet.^[3]

His poetry has been sung by Zarina Baloch, Sarmad Sindhi and other artists. The Government of Sindh named a girls school after him in Mirpur Bithoro in recognition of his services and dedication towards the Sindh and its people.^[4]

He died on 7 April 2003 in Sujawal.