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Muhammad Ali Siddiqui Residence Karachi Citizenship Pakistani Nationality 
PakistaniFields Criticism, Literature Institutions Institute of Business and Technology (Biztek), Karachi Alma mater University of Karachi Doctoral advisor Hamdard University, University of Karachi, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Islamic University Bahawalpur, Kolkata University India Doctoral students Supervising 4 Ph. D Research Scholars Known for Criticism, Literature Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui is a noted Philosopher and Critic from Pakistan.
He was born on March 7, 1938 in Amroha, India, and brought up in Karachi, Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui is well versed in many languages including, English, French, Persian, Punjabi, Sindhi, Seraiki and Urdu. He did his D.Litt in Pakistan Studies in 2003 after doing his Ph.D in the same subject in 1992. He is the first PhD and D.Litt in Pakistan Studies in Pakistan.
He is a member of many national and international organizations such as: Pakistan Writers Guild, Pakistan, Association Des Litteraire Critiques International, Paris, European Union of Writers and Scientist, Rome, International Association of Literary Critics (AILC), Stavanger, Norway, Majlis-i-Farough-i-Urdu Adab, Doha, Qatar.
Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui is a prominent Urdu critic. He is, at present, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Institute of Business and Technology (Biztek), Karachi. He also served as Dean Faculty of Education & Social Sciences at Hamdard University, Karachi for six years. He taught at Karachi University for a number of years. He served as the Director of Quaid-e-Azam Academy for six years.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui has penned more than 100 research articles. He has 16 books to his credit, two of them Tawazum & Croce ki Sarguzash, were adjudged as the Best Books of the Years 1976 and 1979 respectively.
He has been awarded the Presidential Award of ‘Pride of Performance’ for his contribution to literature in 2003. He has selected as CASA (Canadian Association of South Asian Studies) Scholar of the year 1984, He is the second Pakistani to get this honor so far.
He has delivered lectures in many overseas universities such as: the School of Oriental & American Studies London University UK, Carlton University, Canada, the University of Toronto, Canada, Oslo University, Norway).
His importance as a critic has been applanded by top-notch critics of Urdu like Majnoon Gorakpuri, Dr. Akthar Husain Raipuri, Prof. Mumtaz Husain, Prof. Mujtaba Husain, Dr. Ali Jawwad Zaidi, Dr. Wazir Agha etc. Among creative writers Faiz Ahmed Faiz regarded him as the only critic from Pakistan the others being Dr. Narang, Dr. Zoe Ansari & Dr. Qamar Rais from India.
Recently Khalid Ahmed one of the most eminent intellectuals & journalists of Pakistan, Khalid Ahmed while reviewing Dr. Siddiqui’s book of critical writings IDRAK, has written a comprehensive article on Dr. Siddiqui, the first paragraph of this article is:
“Most people think Muzaffar Ali Syed was the most learned man in Pakistan. Among the living, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui or Ariel of Dawn is undoubtedly the most learned man. He holds his own compared with the late Syed who created waves more often by being controversial. Not that Siddiqui is non-controversial. His assessments of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Iqbal have been heretical but have escaped attention because his scholarship is unassailable and we generally don’t like reading controversial things if they are deeply scholarly. If you can’t face a critic, ignore him.”[1]
Books by Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui
- Tawazun (A Book of Critical Writing)1976
- Croce Ki Sargozasht (Translation of Bendetto Croce, Autotrigraphy)1976
- Nishanat (A Collection of Critical Writings)1981
- Pakistaniat(Vol.1), Edited with Dr. H.M.Jafri1989
- Mazameem (A Book of Critical Writings)1991
- Isharye (Collection of Critical Writings)1994
- Quaid-i-Azam: A Chronology(Urdu) - Published by Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi
- Quaid-i-Azam: A Chronology(English) - Published by Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi
- Quaid-i-Azam: Speeches(English) - Published by Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi
- Quaid-i-Azam: Urdu Adibon Ki Nazar Mein(Urdu) - Published by Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi
- Zikr-i-Quaid-i-Azam(Urdu) - Published by Quaid-i-Azam Academy, Karachi
- Talash-i-Iqbal(Urdu)2002
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Aur Jiddat Pasandi(Urdu) Karachi 2003
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Aur Jiddat Pasandi(Urdu) 2nd Edition Karachi 2004
- Mutalea-i-Josh Malihabadi(Urdu)Karachi 2005
- Ghalib Aur Aaj Ka Shaoor - Idara-i-Yaadgar-i-GhalibKarachi 2005
- Idrak (A Collection of Critical Writings)Karachi 2007
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See also
Categories:- 1938 births
- Living people
- Muslim philosophers
- Pakistani scholars
- Muhajir people
- Pakistani writers
- Pakistani philosophers
- South Asian philosophers
- People from Amroha
- Pakistani literary critics
- University of Karachi alumni
- University of Karachi faculty
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