{{short description|Pakistani poet, writer}} {{Infobox writer | name = Munawar Shakeel<ref>https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/meet-munawar-shakeel-a-cobbler-who-is-also-a-poet-and-author-of-five-award-winning-books/. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120060905/https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/meet-munawar-shakeel-a-cobbler-who-is-also-a-poet-and-author-of-five-award-winning-books/ |date=2022-01-20 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houseofpakistan.com/a-pakistani-cobbler-has-written-5-award-winning-books-on-poetry/|title=A Pakistani Cobbler Has Written 5 Award-winning Books on Poetry|date=11 December 2015}}</ref> | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}} | birth_place = Village near Rurala Road, Jaranwala Tehsil, Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Cobbler, poet | language = Punjabi | residence = | nationality = | citizenship = Pakistani | education = | alma_mater = | home_town = | period = | genre = | subject = Social | movement = | notable_works = Five Punjabi-language poetry books | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = Since 1990 | module = | website = | portaldisp = }}
'''Munawar Shakeel''' (Punjabi and {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|منور شکیل}}}}) (born 1969) is a Pakistani poet, writing in the Punjabi language.
==Early life; career== Skakeel was born in 1969 in a village near the town of Rurala Road – 25 km from Jaranwala (city) in the Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.
By profession, he is a roadside cobbler. A writer of five Punjabi-language award-winning books,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1194607|title = Munawar Shakeel: Cobbling his way to five award-winning books|date = 15 July 2015}}</ref> he used to write poetry while repairing shoes. Bashir Hamid, the headmaster of 282 GB, was his mentor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.columnkaar.com/mochi-shayer-by-javed-chaudhry/|title = Mochi Shayer by Javed Chaudhry|date = 20 January 2022}}</ref>
==Books== * first book – ''Soch Samandar'' (Punjabi سوچ سمندر ) was published in 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jaggerylit.com/2015/07/16/the-cobbler-poet-of-pakistan-munawar-shakeel/|title = The cobbler poet of Pakistan Munawar Shakeel. | Jaggery}}</ref> * second book – ''Pardes Di Sangat'' (Punjabi سنگت پردیس دی ) was published in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/meet-a-pakistani-cobbler-who-wrote-5-books-of-poetry.440446/|title = Meet a Pakistani cobbler who wrote 5 books of poetry}}</ref> * third book – ''Saddiyan De Bhait'' ( صدیاں دے بھیت) was published in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkR3CwYeHiU|title = Munawar Shakeel Punjabi Poet; Author of 5 Books is living a life of cobbler; Indoz TV|website = YouTube| date=2 April 2021 }}</ref> * fourth book – ''Jhora Dhap Gawachi Da'' (چھورا دھپ گوچی دا) was published in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/he-is-a-cobbler-and-author-of-five-award-winning-books|title=He is a cobbler and author of five award-winning books}}</ref> * fifth book – ''Akhaan Mitti Ho Gaiyaan Ankhaian'' (مٹی ہو گئیاں اکھیاں) was published in 2013<ref>{{cite tweet|number=988819891691061249|user=ARfrom1947|title=In a town of Jaranwala, Munawar Shakeel is a cobbler, a poet&author of 5 Punjabi poetry books.He: I make Rs250-300…|date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
==Awards and memberships== Shakeel has received awards from organisations, including the Ashna-e-Saandal Bar, the Pakistan Writers Guild,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakwritersguild.org/ |title=Home |website=pakwritersguild.org}}</ref> and Punjabi Sevak.
He is a member of literary groups, including the Royal Adabi Academy, Jaranwala and the Naqeebi Karvan-e-Adab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.storypick.com/munawar-shakeel-cobbler-author/|title=This Pakistani Cobbler Has Written 5 Award Winning Books. What's Your Excuse?|date=16 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reshareit.com/munawar-shakeel-the-poet-of-the-poor/|title=#Inspiration: This Pakistani cobbler is a writer of 5 award-winning books|date=16 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siasat.pk/forums/threads/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%86-%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%DA%BA-%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%81-%D9%85%D9%88%DA%86%DB%8C.363208/|title = پانچ کتابوں کا مصنف موچی| date=14 July 2015 }}</ref>
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