Khursheed Kamal Aziz
Khursheed Kamal Aziz (11 December 1927, Ballamabad, British India – 15 July 2009, Lahore, Pakistan)[1] better known as K. K. Aziz, was a Pakistani historian, admired for his books written in the English Language. However, he also wrote Urdu prose and was a staunch believer in the importance of the Persian language to enhance one's knowledge about the world.
Personal life
Aziz was born to Abdul Aziz, a barrister and a historian in his own right. He received his early education from the M.B. High School in Batala and then went to Forman Christian College and finally Government College Lahore for graduation. Later he completed his studies at Victoria University in Manchester, UK.
Aziz taught at various reputed institutions such as the universities of Cambridge, London, Heidelberg, Khartoum and the Punjab University in Pakistan. He also delivered occasional lectures at universities in Pakistan: Karachi, Peshawar, Islamabad; Bangladesh: Dacca; United Kingdom: Hull, New Castle upon Tyne and Oxford; Switzerland: Geneva and Bergen.
He worked as briefly as an advisor to Z. A. Bhutto and was the chairman of the National Commission on Historical and Cultural Research but he fell out with Bhutto and left that position.He later returned his "Sitara e Imtiaz" national awardin protest of this treatment by the Martial Law authorities after General Zia-ul-Haq took over power in an illegal coup[citation needed] and was forced to leave the country. He lived many years as an exile.
Death
He died in Lahore at the age of 82. .
Literary works
Aziz had a profound love for words and writing. He authored 44 valuable books on the modern history the Muslims of subcontinent. He had a unique style of writing that stimulated readers thought. He wrote on significant issues related to Pakistan and also came up with volumes of significant details on important dignitaries who helped in shaping the history of subcontinent.
Bibliography
Some of his books include:
- History of the Ideas of Pakistan
- The Meaning of Islamic Art
- Public Life in Muslim India
- The Murder of History : A Critique of History Textbooks used in Pakistan (one of his famous works)[1]
- The Making of Pakistan: A Study in Nationalism.
- Studies in History and Politics
- Party Politics in Pakisan 1947–1958
- Britain and Pakistan
- Muslims Under Congress Rule 1937–1939
- British Imperialism in India
- Wo Hawadis Ashna
- The Partition of India and Emergence of Pakistan
- The Pakistani Historian
- History of Partition of India
- Rahmat Ali: A Biography
- British Imperialism in India
- The All India Muslim Conference 1928–1935: A Documentary Record.
- Religion, Land and Politics in Pakistan: A Study of Piri-Muridi.
- Public Life in Muslim India, 1850–1947 A Compendium of Basic Information on Political, Social, Religions, and Educational Organizations Active in Pre-Partition India.
- World Powers and the 1971 Breakup of Pakistan.
- The Coffee House of Lahore: A Memoir 1942–57.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historian K.K. Aziz dead Dawn 16 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2010
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1101992
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- 1927 births
- 2009 deaths
- Pakistani historians
- Historians of South Asia
- Government College University, Lahore alumni
- Forman Christian College alumni
- University of the Punjab faculty
- 20th-century historians
