Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi | |
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Dr. Muhammad Sabir introducing Mr. Sadi Eldem (right), Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan, to Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (left), 1964 | |
| Born | 20 November 1903 |
| Died | 22 January 1981 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Known for | History of Pakistan |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Pakistan (Star of Pakistan) Award Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University St. Stephen's College Cambridge University |
| Thesis | Administration of Sultanate of Delhi (1939) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | Delhi University Punjab University Columbia University Karachi University National Language Authority |
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: اشتیاق حسين قریشی ) (20 November 1903 – 22 January 1981) popularly known as I.H. Qureshi, SP, HI, was a Pakistani nationalist historian and playwright. He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi from 1961 till 1971.
An early activist of the historic Pakistan Movement, Qureshi served in the ministries of education and frontier regions as the secretary; in addition, he was elected a member of the parliament of Pakistan. But, due to his association with academia, he resigned from his government appointments and joined the academic faculty at the Columbia University as a professor of South Asian history. But soon, he returned to Pakistan and founded the National Language Authority (NLA) in the 1970s and helped set up the History Department at the University of the Punjab. Later, Qureshi joined the faculty of history at the University of Karachi where he remained the remainder of his life. Qureshi is also credited for editing a four-volume series on history of Pakistan.