Zeenat Abdullah Channa

Zeenat Abdullah Channa was a writer, educationist, and editor of Sehwan, Sindh, Pakistan. She was one of the first female writers who wrote Sindhi stories after the partition of India in 1947. She was born on January 12, 1919, in Sehwan, Sindh, British India (now Pakistan). Her father, Muhammad Saleh Channa, was a postmaster. Her younger brother, Mahboob Channa, was a scholar and renowned writer. She studied in Sehwan and later attended the Training College for Women in Hyderabad. She started her career as a school teacher in Talti, a town near Sehwan. She retired as a headmistress. She always encouraged young girls to pursue education. She married Abdullah Khan Channa, a deputy collector of Sehwan, on August 13, 1944. Her husband was also a researcher and writer. Zeenat Channa wrote several Sindhi stories and literary articles that were published in reputable Sindhi magazines such as Mehran and Naeen Zindagi. She also served as an editor of Monthly Magazine Marvi, which was very popular among the readers. She compiled a book titled Yadgar e Latif in 1958. She died of natural causes on July 12, 1974, in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.