Mehr Abdul Haq

Mehr Abdul Haq (Urdu: مہر عبدالحق; (1915-06-01)1 June 1915, Layyah, British India – (1995-02-23)23 February 1995 Multan, Pakistan)^[1] was a philologist from Pakistan.^[2]

Mehr Abdul Haq
Born	1 June 1915 Layyah, British India (now Pakistan)
Died	23 February 1995 Multan, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	Philologist, Linguist, Research Scholar
Awards	Pride of Performance (1994)

After completing his education, he joined the education department, where he worked in different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his Ph.D. degree from University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, in “Multani Zaban ka Urdu se talaq.” He was a Saraiki linguist, research scholar, critic, and historian. He was also an expert on Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Faridiat).^[3][4][5]

He was awarded the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 1994.

Works

• Translation of Quran in Saraiki
• Multani Zaban ka Urdu se taaluq (Connecting relations between Urdu and Multani (Saraiki) language), Published in 1967^[2]
• Mazeed lisani tahqiqan (More linguistic research)
• Lughat-I-Faridi (Dictionary of Khawaja Ghulam Farid) (A Saraiki folk poet)
• Vision of Khawaja Farid-Past and present
• Saraiki lok Geet (Saraiki folk songs)
• Lalarian (Poetry in Saraiki language)
• Hindu Sanmiat (Hindu mythology)
• Multan ke badshah, namwar governor aur hamla aawar (Kings, governors and invaders of Multan)
• Saraiki Zaban aur us ki hamsaya ilaqi zabaneen
• Saraiki zaban de qaeday, qanoon (Rules and regulations of Saraiki language)