Sadiq ul Khairi

Sadiq ul Khairi (Urdu: صادق الخیری; 11 May 1915, Delhi - 26 January 1989, Karachi, Sindh) was an Indian born Pakistani Urdu novelist, playwright and translator.

His father, Allama Rashid Al Khairi was a prominent Indian scholar and writer.

Sadiq al-Khairi's grandfather Maulvi Abdul Qadir was one of the prominent scholars of Delhi.

The famous Urdu writer Nazir Ahmad was the son-in-law of Maulvi Abdul Qadir.

[1] Khairi died of a heart attack in Karachi on 26 January 1989[2][3] and was buried in Sakhi Hassan Cemetery.