Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen

Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen (also spelled Mohammad Perwesh Shaheen; , born 12 October 1944) is a Pakistani historian and author from Manglawar, Swat. Shaheen is the author of more than 45 books in Pashto, Urdu and English. He has a library of over 30,000 preserved texts.

Early life and education Shaheen was born on 12 October 1944 to a middle-class family in Manglawar, a village 8 km east of Mingora. He attained his early education at Primary School Manglawar. He received his master's degree in Pashto from the University of Peshawar, his master's degree in history from the University of Punjab, his master's degree in Urdu from the University of Peshawar, his master's of Education from the University of Punjab, and a Graduate Certificate in sociology from AIOU Islamabad. Shaheen is a gold medalist from the University of Peshawar. He served as Principal Government at Higher Secondary School Peshawar in Grade 19.

Career

Writing Shaheen started writing for the Daily Shahbaz Peshawar in 1958, when he was in 7th standard. He wrote more than 1000 articles in papers, newspapers, magazines and journals. He has written essays for every leading journal in Pakistan and other national standard journals since 1980.

Academia Shaheen worked with Japan Province Project from 1998 until 2000 as chairman. He worked at Kalam Development Project of Switzerland as a culture consultant. He worked at Allai Dam Hydel Project Batagram. Shaheen worked as a research scholar for Ancient Wooden Museum Preservation at Lok-Versa Islamabad, and as literary and culture adviser to the Commissioner of Malakand Division since 1985.

Linguistics Shaheen is a member of the New Alphabet Committee at Pashto Academy Peshawar. He worked as a review expert on the Pashto Computerized Alphabet Committee Islamabad in 2005. He was a Director of National Language Authority for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Shaheen also worked on Kalasha language.

Works

Pashto Books چاپ کالچاپ کونکيکتاب نومشميره 1985پشتو اکيډمي پشاورد پختونخوا او کوهستاني ژبو لساني تړون1 1988شعيب سنز منيګوره سواتد سوات ګلونه2 1989شعيب سنز منيګوره سواتد پختونخوا ګلونه3 1989شعيب سنز منيګوره سواتګل ورينےسوکے4 1989شعيب سنز منيګوره سواتد پختنو ژوند ژواک5 1990شعيب سنز منيګوره سواتسوات د سردرو وطن6 1991شعيب سنز منيګوره سواتپښتانه او شلمه پيړئ7 1991ساپي پبلشر پشاورد پختنو ليک دود تاريخ8 2015ساپي پبلشر پشاورد سوات منظوم تاريخونه9 2015ساپي پبلشر پشاورد پختو ژبے اصل نسل10 --اقبال او پښتانه11 --پښتو په سوات کښي12 --د سوات تاريخ د ټپو په رنړا کښي13 --د سوات تاريخ د متلونو په رنړا کښي14 --د مورنو ژبو ورځ15 --ورکيدونکي ژبے16 --حافظ الپورئ17 -سيدو بابا18

Urdu Books

سالپبلشرنام کتابنمبر شمار 1985پشتو اکیڈمی پشاور یونیورسٹیپشتو اور کوہستانی زبانوں کا لسانی رابطہ1 1988شعیب سنز مینگورہ،مشرق کا سوئیٹزرلینڈ2 1988شعیب سنز مینگورہ،اباسین کوہستان3 1991سرحد اردو اکیڈمی ایبٹ آبادکافرستان4 1992شعیب سنز مینگورہکالام کوہستان5 1999فکشن ہاوس مزنگ روڈ لاہورکالام سے کافرستان تک6 2007جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورسوات کوہستان7 2007جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہوروادی سوات8 2007جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورچترال9 2007جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورکافرستان کے رسم و رواج10 2007جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہوردیر کوہستان11 2014جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورکافرستان کا جائزہ12 2015جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورمہاتما گوتم بدھ سوات میں13 2015جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورمظفر آباد سے شاردا تک14 2015جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورکوہستان کے معدوم ہونے والی زبانیں15 2015جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورکاغان سے ناران تک16 2015جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہوربچوں کی کہانیاں17 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورغذر کا نسلی او سانی جائزہ18 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورسوات کوہستان کا نسلی، لسانی، ثقافتی جائزہ19 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہوردیر کوہستان کا نسلی، لسانی، ثقافتی اور سیاحتی جائزہ20 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورکوہستان کا نسلی، لسانی، ثقافتی اور سیاحتی جائزہ21 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورقدیم پختونخوا کا علمی جائزہ22 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورشاہان سوات23 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورسوات کے قدیم سواتی پختون24 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورتیرات25 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورشخوڑئ26 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہوربری کوٹ27 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہوراوڈیگرام28 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورمنگلور29 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورفضاگٹ30 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورمرغزار31 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورچکدرہ32 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورچترال کا نسلی، لسانی،ثقافتی اور سیاحتی جائزہ33 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورسوات کے قدرتی وسائل34 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورتاریخ کندیا35 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورسوات کے قدیم کتبے36 -جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہورکافرستان کی پریاں37

Other Activities

Literary Forum Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen is President of Swat Adabi Jarga.

Speaker He is an orator and speaker in seminars throughout the country.

Interviews Shaheen has had interviews with national and international TV channels and radio stations.

Survivor & Culture Preservation Taliban During the Swat operations, Shaheen opposed the Taliban. As a prominent figure, he was beaten, injured and had damage caused to his personal library by the Taliban.

Culture Preservation He buried archaeological remains in dirt during the insurgency period so they could be preserved. He later worked as a volunteer with an Italian mission in the reconstruction of a statue of Buddha.

Research Fields Pashto Language and Literature Urdu Language & Liteture Gandhara Culture Buddhism Journalism Ecology & Environment Tourism Folk Lore Ancient History Language Children Literature

Library Personal Library consists of more than 25 thousand books. It also includes more than 40 video cassettes, more than 50 audio cassettes, more than 20 CDs and his personal museum hall.

Comments

Comments on Life & Works Published By: Pashto Academy Peshawar University Jalal Abad University, Afghanistan Sindhology Sindh University, Hyderabad Pakistan Writers Forum. M.A Thesis done by student Ali Rahman Pakistan study Center Peshawar University.

Comments of Poet and Writers Published in different Newspapers, Magazines & Journals by many poets & writers in shape of articles etc.

Books Included in Courses Two books by AIOU Islamabad CSS Course

Guidance

Guidance to Students Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen provides guidance to students and Scholars from all over the world. People came and seek for help. Most of the students came for: MA (Thesis) M.Phil (Thesis) Ph.D (Thesis)

Iqbaliat Every student who works on the topic Iqbal and Pakhtoons is referred by Iqbal Academy for contact.

Appreciation Letters His Highness Dalai Lama the Great.