# Parvesh Shaheen

Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen (also spelled Mohammad Perwesh Shaheen; Pashto: محمد پرویش شاھین, born 12 October 1944) is a Pakistani historian and author from Manglawar, Swat. Shaheen is the author of more than 45 books in Pashto, Urdu and English. He has a library of over 30,000 preserved texts.

## Early life and education

Shaheen was born on 12 October 1944 to a middle-class family in Manglawar, a village 8 km east of Mingora. He attained his early education at Primary School Manglawar. He received his master's degree in Pashto from the University of Peshawar, his master's degree in history from the University of Punjab, his master's degree in Urdu from the University of Peshawar, his master's of Education from the University of Punjab, and a Graduate Certificate in sociology from AIOU Islamabad. Shaheen is a gold medalist from the University of Peshawar. He served as Principal Government at Higher Secondary School Peshawar in Grade 19.

## Career
### Writing

Shaheen started writing for the Daily Shahbaz Peshawar in 1958, when he was in 7th standard. He wrote more than 1000 articles in papers, newspapers, magazines and journals. He has written essays for every leading journal in Pakistan and other national standard journals since 1980.

### Academia

Shaheen worked with Japan Province Project from 1998 until 2000 as chairman. He worked at Kalam Development Project of Switzerland as a culture consultant. He worked at Allai Dam Hydel Project Batagram. Shaheen worked as a research scholar for Ancient Wooden Museum Preservation at Lok-Versa Islamabad, and as literary and culture adviser to the Commissioner of Malakand Division since 1985.

### Linguistics

Shaheen is a member of the New Alphabet Committee at Pashto Academy Peshawar. He worked as a review expert on the Pashto Computerized Alphabet Committee Islamabad in 2005. He was a Director of National Language Authority for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Shaheen also worked on Kalasha language.

## Works
### Pashto Books

| چاپ کال | چاپ کونکي | کتاب نوم | شميره |
| 1985 | پشتو اکيډمي پشاور | د پختونخوا او کوهستاني ژبو لساني تړون | 1 |
| 1988 | شعيب سنز منيګوره سوات | د سوات ګلونه | 2 |
| 1989 | شعيب سنز منيګوره سوات | د پختونخوا ګلونه | 3 |
| 1989 | شعيب سنز منيګوره سوات | ګل ورينےسوکے | 4 |
| 1989 | شعيب سنز منيګوره سوات | د پختنو ژوند ژواک | 5 |
| 1990 | شعيب سنز منيګوره سوات | سوات د سردرو وطن | 6 |
| 1991 | شعيب سنز منيګوره سوات | پښتانه او شلمه پيړئ | 7 |
| 1991 | ساپي پبلشر پشاور | د پختنو ليک دود تاريخ | 8 |
| 2015 | ساپي پبلشر پشاور | د سوات منظوم تاريخونه | 9 |
| 2015 | ساپي پبلشر پشاور | د پختو ژبے اصل نسل | 10 |
| - | - | اقبال او پښتانه | 11 |
| - | - | پښتو په سوات کښي | 12 |
| - | - | د سوات تاريخ د ټپو په رنړا کښي | 13 |
| - | - | د سوات تاريخ د متلونو په رنړا کښي | 14 |
| - | - | د مورنو ژبو ورځ | 15 |
| - | - | ورکيدونکي ژبے | 16 |
| - | - | حافظ الپورئ | 17 |
| | - | سيدو بابا | 18 |

### Urdu Books

| سال | پبلشر | نام کتاب | نمبر شمار |
| 1985 | پشتو اکیڈمی پشاور یونیورسٹی | پشتو اور کوہستانی زبانوں کا لسانی رابطہ | 1 |
| 1988 | شعیب سنز مینگورہ، | مشرق کا سوئیٹزرلینڈ | 2 |
| 1988 | شعیب سنز مینگورہ، | اباسین کوہستان | 3 |
| 1991 | سرحد اردو اکیڈمی ایبٹ آباد | کافرستان | 4 |
| 1992 | شعیب سنز مینگورہ | کالام کوہستان | 5 |
| 1999 | فکشن ہاوس مزنگ روڈ لاہور | کالام سے کافرستان تک | 6 |
| 2007 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | سوات کوہستان | 7 |
| 2007 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | وادی سوات | 8 |
| 2007 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | چترال | 9 |
| 2007 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | کافرستان کے رسم و رواج | 10 |
| 2007 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | دیر کوہستان | 11 |
| 2014 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | کافرستان کا جائزہ | 12 |
| 2015 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | مہاتما گوتم بدھ سوات میں | 13 |
| 2015 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | مظفر آباد سے شاردا تک | 14 |
| 2015 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | کوہستان کے معدوم ہونے والی زبانیں | 15 |
| 2015 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | کاغان سے ناران تک | 16 |
| 2015 | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | بچوں کی کہانیاں | 17 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | غذر کا نسلی او سانی جائزہ | 18 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | سوات کوہستان کا نسلی، لسانی، ثقافتی جائزہ | 19 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | دیر کوہستان کا نسلی، لسانی، ثقافتی اور سیاحتی جائزہ | 20 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | کوہستان کا نسلی، لسانی، ثقافتی اور سیاحتی جائزہ | 21 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | قدیم پختونخوا کا علمی جائزہ | 22 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | شاہان سوات | 23 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | سوات کے قدیم سواتی پختون | 24 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | تیرات | 25 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | شخوڑئ | 26 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | بری کوٹ | 27 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | اوڈیگرام | 28 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | منگلور | 29 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | فضاگٹ | 30 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | مرغزار | 31 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | چکدرہ | 32 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | چترال کا نسلی، لسانی،ثقافتی اور سیاحتی جائزہ | 33 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | سوات کے قدرتی وسائل | 34 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | تاریخ کندیا | 35 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | سوات کے قدیم کتبے | 36 |
| - | جمال اکیڈمی اردو بازار لاہور | کافرستان کی پریاں | 37 |

## Other Activities
### Literary Forum

Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen is President of Swat Adabi Jarga.

### Speaker

He is an orator and speaker in seminars throughout the country.

### Interviews

Shaheen has had interviews with national and international TV channels and radio stations.

### Survivor & Culture Preservation
#### Taliban

During the Swat operations, Shaheen opposed the Taliban. As a prominent figure, he was beaten, injured and had damage caused to his personal library by the Taliban.

#### Culture Preservation

He buried archaeological remains in dirt during the insurgency period so they could be preserved. He later worked as a volunteer with an Italian mission in the reconstruction of a statue of Buddha.

### Research Fields

* Pashto Language and Literature
* Urdu Language & Liteture
* Gandhara Culture
* Buddhism
* Journalism
* Ecology & Environment
* Tourism
* Folk Lore
* Ancient History
* Language
* Children Literature

### Library

Personal Library consists of more than 25 thousand books. It also includes more than 40 video cassettes, more than 50 audio cassettes, more than 20 CDs and his personal museum hall.

### Comments
#### Comments on Life & Works

Published By:
* Pashto Academy Peshawar University
* Jalal Abad University, Afghanistan
* Sindhology Sindh University, Hyderabad
* Pakistan Writers Forum.
* M.A Thesis done by student Ali Rahman Pakistan study Center Peshawar University.

#### Comments of Poet and Writers

Published in different Newspapers, Magazines & Journals by many poets & writers in shape of articles etc.

### Books Included in Courses

* Two books by AIOU Islamabad
* CSS Course

### Guidance
#### Guidance to Students

Muhammad Parvesh Shaheen provides guidance to students and Scholars from all over the world. People came and seek for help. Most of the students came for:
* MA (Thesis)
* M.Phil (Thesis)
* Ph.D (Thesis)

#### Iqbaliat

Every student who works on the topic Iqbal and Pakhtoons is referred by Iqbal Academy for contact.

### Appreciation Letters

His Highness Dalai Lama the Great.