| Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Kach Walhari, Ziarat District, Balochistan, British India |
| Death Date: | April 2015 |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Organization: | Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Academy of Letters |
| Awards: | Presidential Iqbal Award |
Ghaus Bakhsh Sabir (1938 - 2015) was a Pakistani scholar, author, playwright, and poet. He was associated with Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Television, National Language Authority, and Pakistan Academy of Letters.
Sabir was born on 29 March 1938 in village Kach Walhari, Sibi District, Balochistan, British India.[1] He was a self-learned person with a strong passion for book-reading. His poem "Jee Nai Qalam" made him popular in the literary circle of Balochistan. He started getting published in the weekly "Balochi" magazine from Karachi. He also began his career as a scriptwriter at the Radio Pakistan Quetta. After start of television in Pakistan, he also wrote plays for PTV. Later, he joined the Pakistan Writers Guild. As a researcher and translator, he was also part of the Pakistan Academy of Letters.[2] [3]
Sabir authored several books on Balochi poetry and literature. His Balochi book on Iqbaliat Shagrab-Shaar, Hakeem-ul-Umat Allama Muhammad Iqbal was selected for the Presidential Iqbal Award.[4]
Sabir died in April 2015.[5]