Shams Buneri (1946 – 2 August 2023) was a Pakistani Pashtun nationalist, progressive, revolutionary poet, writer, and scholar who served as Secretary of Culture for Awami National Party (ANP).^[1]

Throughout his life, he was recognized for his revolutionary poetry and active political engagement, which led to him living in exile in Afghanistan for a considerable period and facing imprisonment in various Afghan prisons. Within Pashto literature, he earned the title of "Poet of the Prison" due to his experiences.^[2][3][4]

Buneri was politically associated with Awami National Party (ANP) and served as secretary of culture for the party.^[5]

Shams Buneri died on 1 August 2023, at the age of 77. His funeral prayers were held at Ghazi Khana Buner District the following day.^[2][6]

• Shams, Buneri. د زندان یادونه [Prison memories] (in Pashto). OCLC 31902237.
• Būnerī, Shams (2012). د زندان رڼا / Da zandān raṇā [Prison light] (in Pashto). University Book Agency يونيورسټى بک ايجنسى. OCLC 890462882.
• Būnerī, Shams (2021). Kāne kāne zhwand (in Pashto) (1 ed.). Mafkūrah, Peṣhawar. OCLC 1375331223.
• Būnerī, Shams (2022). Zama daghah shāʻirī dah (in Pashto) (1 ed.). OCLC 1350439519.
• Būnerī, Shams (2014). دغه سجدې مې تا ته وې و کۀ نا ؟ / Daghah sajde me tā tah we aw kạh nā? [These prostrations were for you or not?] (in Pashto). يونيورسټى بک ايجنسى, University Book Agency Peṣhawar. OCLC 884500632.
• Būnerī, Shams (1987). Da zhwand naghme [Songs of life] (in Pashto) (1 ed.). OCLC 57439904.
• Būnerī, Shams (1985). Da ṣabā sundare [Morning songs] (in Pashto). OCLC 498715853.

• Tahir, Boniri (2013). شمس بونیری، فن او شخصیت [Shams Boniri's Art and Personality] (in Pashto). Būner Adabī Jirgah. OCLC 890127842.

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