Tariq Alam Abro

Tariq Alam Abro was a Sindhi novelist, short story author and playwright. He was born on 10 April 1958, in Qambar, Sindh. According to Rasool Bux Dars, he was one of the three greatest living Sindhi poets at the time of his death. He died on 11 June 2011, due to kidney and liver failures.

Education Tariq Alam had passed primary education from Jamshoro in 1965, Matriculation from Jama-e-Arabia Hyderabad, Intermediate from Sachal Sarmast College Hyderabad and MA from University of Sindh in 1993 as external student.

Professional career While he was studying he served as telephone attendant and then Seminar Incharge in Department of Sociology, University of Sindh about one year. In 1989 he was appointed in Sindhi Adabi Board as Sub Editor of quarterly Mehran. He worked as secretary of the board for limited time. Later on he had also worked as editor of "Gul Phul" a monthly magazine for children. Moran ucha gath (high necks of peacocks) Poetry (1992) Sunjanap jy gola men (In search of identity) Short stories (1998) London tuhinja keda roop (O London how many your faces are) Travelogue (1998)

Death He died on 11 June 2011 at 9pm due to liver and kidney failure.