Background
He was born in 1917 in Hyderabad, a small village of Hunza.
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Nasir al-Din Nasir Allamah
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He was inspired by the preachings and teachings of Pir Nasir Khusraw. Allamah Nasir is also a Sufi poet and writer His books have been translated into English, French, Swedish, Persian, Turkish, and Gujarati.
He is the first person to have a Diwan of poetry in Burushaski, his mother tongue, and is known as "Baba-i Burushaski" (Father of Burushaski) for his services to that language.
He also composes poetry in three other languages: Urdu, Persian and Turkish. His contribution to spiritual science is widely recognised.
The president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan conferred upon Nasir al-Din Hunzai the award of Sitarah-i-Imtiyaz on 23 March 2001 in recognition of his outstanding service in the fields of literature and scholarship. He has been a pioneer in developing the first Burushaski-German dictionary in association with Heidelberg University, Germany.
He has worked with a group of volunteers from the Northern Area of Pakistan in the development of the first Burushaski-English dictionary in association with Heidelberg University, Germany.
Membership
He leads the austere life of a "sufi saint" and is a member of Isma"ili Shi"ism.
