Hassan Poladi Explained

Hassan Poladi
Birth Name:Hassan
Birth Date:20 December 1944
Birth Place:Quetta, British India
Death Place:Stockton, California
Resting Place:Stockton, California
Occupation:Writer and Intellectual
Language:Dari-Persian (Hazaragi), Urdu and English
Nationality:Pakistani / American
Citizenship:American
Education:MA, Sociology
Alma Mater:University of Sind and University of Philippines, Manila
Subject:Hazaras
Notableworks:The Hazaras

Hassan Poladi (also referred to as Hassan Foladi) (1944–1989) was the writer of The Hazaras, a book about the Hazara people. Poladi was born in Quetta, as a second-generation Hazara. He grew up and got his early education from local schools and colleges, and did his BSc (Honors) from the University of Sind. He later got admission to the University of Philippines, Manila, and did his MA. After working for the provincial government of Balochistan, he moved to the USA on a research assistant fellowship. In 1975 he received his master's degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, New york. He was a naturalized American Citizen, and lived with his family in Stockton, California. In addition to his native Persian Hazaragi, he was fluent in English, Urdu and Filipino. His contribution to the Hazara people is his book The Hazaras. It has been translated into Persian and Urdu.[1]

Poladi died on October 9, 1989, due to liver failure.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Hazāras. Poladi, H.. 1989. Mughal Publishing Company. 9780929824000. 2014-11-26.