KARACHI, Prof Ali Mohsin Siddiqui, a former chairman of the department of Islamic history, Karachi University, recently passed away after a long illness. He was in his 80s.
Prof Siddiqui had a master`s degrees in Islamic history, Islamic studies, Arabic and Persian and taught at various departments of the KU.
Among his works are: Magalat-i-Taarikh, Mazamini-Tarikh and Muqaddamaat-iTarikh. He also translated Ma`arif ibn Qutaiba, Qasida Burda Sharif and Qasida Kaab bin Zuhair.
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