Waheed Qureshi

Waheed Qureshi
وحید قریشی
Born(1925-02-14)14 February 1925
Mianwali, Punjab, British India
Died17 October 2009(2009-10-17) (aged 84)
Lahore Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materGovernment College University
Known forUrdu literature and Linguistics
AwardsPride of Performance (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsUrdu literature, Persian literature, History and Linguistics
InstitutionsOriental College, Punjab University, Lahore

Waheed Qureshi (Urdu: وحید قریشی) (14 February 1925 – 17 October 2009) was a Pakistani noted linguist, literary critic, writer, researcher, educationalist and scholar of Urdu literature and oriental languages. Waheed Qureshi was one of the foremost scholars who helped shape the mood and colour of research on oriental languages and literature.