Siddiqui, as he was known (1937 – 2009), was a renowned Pakistani botanist and Sufi poet from Sindh, known widely for his work in genetic engineering (mainly in developing various cereal crops and wheat varieties, as well as for his spiritual poetry and literary works, influenced by his mentor, famous Sindhi poet Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota and the renowned Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.