Abdul Malik Sayyad, known as “Sayyad Badakhshi”, one of the famous poets and writers of Badakhshan, died last night in Fayzabad, the capital of the province.

Sayyad Badakhshi has been writing poetry since childhood and worked in government organizations.

Sayyad has left three books of poetry, his book “The Song of the Poor” has been published and his other two books are still in pen form.

Most of Sayyad Badakhshi’s poems have been sung by local Badakhshan singers.

In recent years, Sayyad Badakhshi was ill and died at 90.