Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 12: Noted writer and former secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages Aziz Hajini passed away here after a brief illness, family sources said on Sunday. He was 64.
Hajini passed away late on Saturday night, the family sources said. He was laid to rest on Sunday morning.
Hajini, who hailed from Hajin Sonawari area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, held several positions in academic and literary circles, including as secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, and authored several books.
Several organisations, political parties and leaders have expressed condolences over Hajini’s demise.
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