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Rehmat Aziz Chitrali

Linguist, Researcher, Author & Keyboards Developer, Test Administrator, Editor and Translator at Khowar, Shina, Balochi & Saraiki Wikipedia incubator project

"Rehmat Aziz Chitrali sets world record in linguistics by inventing software that can be used to type in as many as 40 languages of of Pakistan at a single platform"

About me

A language volunteer by profession, a linguist by choice and an innovator by disposition I live and work from Pakistan. My name is actually RAChitrali. I've been an editor, Translator and Administrator on the Khowar and Saraiki Wikipedia. I'm also a Software and Keyboards Developer. I worked for the Khowar Wikipedia, Translate Wiki and Saraiki Wikipedia as a translator. I have a Master of Law degree from Pakistan and Master of Arts degree in Islamic Studies. Since 2001 I have been working on various things related to Localization of Khowar language spoken in Chitral, Swat and Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan. I am the Test Administrator for Khowar Wikipedia project in Pakistan and also an active contributor to the Wiki projects and a few other translation projects. I am part of the Khowar Internationalization and Localization community group. You can find me on various virtual places by searching Rehmat Aziz Chitrali. I can speak Khowar, English, Urdu fluently and have limited fluency in Western Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and other local languages of Pakistan.

My work

I have been part of the Khowar Language Translation Project of www.translatewiki.net. I handle the communications and outreach on behalf of the Khowar Language team. Out of work time, I make small edits on the Urdu, English, Western Punjabi and other wikipedias and contribute to commons as User:Rachitrali. My job is to facilitate the work of Khowar and Saraiki Community and Wikipedia Incubator Projects in Pakistani languages.My responsibilities include translations, developing, maintaining, localization and consulting on best practices for community collaboration in software and linguistic keyboards development, designing and implementing strategies for community discussions around software development, and consulting on other aspects of project planning that involve multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Contact me

Rehmat Aziz Chitrali Email: rachitrali@yahoo.com

Honorary Degree of Associate Fellowship from RCS Great Britain
22 Books on Pakistani Languages
Dr.A.Q.Khan Gold Medal & Pride of the Nation Gold Medal