Abul Lais Siddiqui (Urdu: ابو اللیث صدیقی) (15 June 1916 – 7 September 1994) was a Pakistani author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics.
Career He remained associated with the University of Karachi as professor and chairman, Department of Urdu. After retirement, he devoted his time to writing, guiding research, public speaking and media appearances. Siddiqui headed as Chief Editor the Urdu Dictionary Board from 1962 to 1984. During his tenure, Urdu Dictionary Board published the first six of its 22 volumes.KARACHI: 20th volume of Lughat (dictionary) published Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 July 2005, Retrieved 6 May 2018
Education He earned his M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Urdu from the Aligarh Muslim University. After migrating to Pakistan from India, he later went to London School of Oriental Studies and Columbia University for higher education in linguistics. Siddiqui returned to Pakistan and first taught at University of the Punjab, Lahore and later at University of Karachi where he served as chairman of Urdu department for nearly 20 years and was promoted to the status of professor emeritus. He also supervised over 50 PhD dissertations at University of Karachi.
Books He had a vast collection of critical and literary writing to his credit, including over 20 books: Raft-O-Bood (Future and Present) - an autobiography of Abul Lais Siddiqui with introduction by Moinuddin Aqeel, published by Idara-i-yadgar-i-Ghalib, Karachi Aaj Ka Urdu Adab Iqbal Aur Maslak-e-Tasawwuf Urdu Ki Adabi Tareekh Ka KhakaBooks by Abul Lais Siddiqui on rekhta.org website Retrieved 6 May 2018
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