1. Abdul-Majid Bhurgri is the founder of computing in the Sindhi language.
16 Facts About Abdul-Majid Bhurgri
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From 2000 to 2001, Bhurgri developed the first Sindhi Unicode font, obtained support for Sindhi on the Microsoft Windows platform, developed resources to make the use of standard Sindhi possible on the Windows operating system, and made these resources freely available on the Internet.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri was born in the village of Ghulam Nabi Abdul-Majid Bhurgri, part of the Taluka Shahdadkot district of Larkana, in Pakistan's Sindh Province.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri's father, Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri, was a lawyer, politician, and writer.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri completed his primary education in Larkana, first at PV School and later at Shah Muhammad School.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri began his secondary education at Municipal High School and completed it at Government High School in Larkana.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri graduated in 1985 with an emphasis in finance.
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In October 1971, Abdul-Majid Bhurgri took the Central Superior Services of Pakistan exam.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri passed and was selected to work for the Pakistan Taxation Service, which he joined on 13 November 1972.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri received a year of professional training at the Financial Services Academy in Walton, near Lahore.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri went on leave from 1980 to 1983, and while on leave, he was promoted to additional commissioner of income tax.
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In 1987, Abdul-Majid Bhurgri decided to set up a desktop publishing business in collaboration with a friend.
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In November 1987, after experimenting for a few weeks, Abdul-Majid Bhurgri successfully printed a page in Sindhi on the laser printer.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri uploaded his famous Sindhi installer to his website for free distribution.
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In 1969, while his family was spending a summer vacation in Quetta, Abdul-Majid Bhurgri met a Kashmiri girl named Nargis.
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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri received the Latif Award from the government of Sindh on 26 November 2015, and the Dr Feroze Ahmed Memorial Award from the Sindh Association of North America.