Mehdi Zaheer (1927 – 5 April 1988) was a Paksitani musician, singer, poet, and radio producer. He is best known for singing Hum Mustfvi Hein, composing music for Faiz Ahmed Faiz's ghazal Dasht-e-Tanhai (sung by Iqbal Bano), and writing Ahmed Rushdi's song Bandar Road Se Kemari.
Mehdi Zaheer | |
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| مہدی ظہیر | |
| Born | Syed Iftikhar Mehdi 1927 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 5 April 1988 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Years active | 1950s – 1988 |
| Organization | Radio Pakistan |
| Television | PTV |
Life and career edit
Zaheer was born as Syed Iftikhar Mehdi in 1927 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He was fluent in Urdu, Arabic, and Persian languages. He started his radio career at Radio Pakistan, Karachi. In the mid-1950s, he wrote and composed a song "Bandar Road Se Kemari Meri Chali Re Ghora Gari" which was sung by Ahmed Rushdi for a children's radio show. The song became popular and later helped Rushdi establish his career as a playback singer. Another milestone of Zaheer's career was the composition of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's ghazal Dasht-e-Tanhai Mein Ae Jaan-e-Jehan. It was rendered by Iqbal Bano and immediately became famous all across the country. Later, he also vocalized Nazeer Akbarabadi's Urdu poems "Aadmi Nama" and "Banjara Nama". In 1974, Zaheer gave voice to an Islamic nationalistic anthem Ham Mustafvi, Mustafvi Hein, which was composed by Sohail Rana for the occasion of the second Islamic Summit Conference held in Lahore. He is also known for rendering a nashid Qaseeda Burda Sharif.[1][2][3][4]
Death edit
Compositions and songs edit
| Song title | Lyricist | Musician | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hum Mustafavi Hain | Jamiluddin Aali | Sohail Rana | Mehdi Zaheer |
| Bandar Road Se Kemari | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehdi Zaheer | Ahmed Rushdi |
| Aadmi Nama | Nazir Akbarabadi | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehdi Zaheer |
| Banjara Nama | Nazir Akbarabadi | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehdi Zaheer |
| Dashte Tanhai Mein | Faiz Ahmed Faiz | Mehdi Zaheer | Iqbal Bano |
| Har Cheez Hai Mehve Khudnomai | Mohammad Iqbal | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehnaz Begum |
References edit
- ^ Latif, Shahid (17 July 2018). "معروف موسیقار شاعر اور گلوکار" مہدی ظہیر"". Nawai Waqt (in Urdu).
- ^ Husain, Arif (11 September 2020). "شہرہ آفاق قصیدہ بردہ شریف پڑھنے والے مہدی ظہیر". ARY News (in Urdu).
- ^ a b "Profile of Mehdi Zaheer". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
- ^ "مہدی ظہیر کا تعارف". rekhta. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Death of Mehdi Zaheer (مہدی ظہیر کی وفات)". Tareekh e Pakistan. Retrieved 10 October 2022.