Mehdi Zaheer
Mehdi Zaheer | |
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| مہدی ظہیر | |
| Born | Syed Iftikhar Mehdi 1927 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 5 April 1988 (aged 60–61) |
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| Years active | 1950s – 1988 |
| Organization | Radio Pakistan |
| Television | Pakistan Television (PTV) |
Mehdi Zaheer (1927 – 5 April 1988) was a Pakistani 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.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Zaheer was born as Syed Iftikhar Mehdi in 1927 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India.[1] 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 the 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.[1]
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.[1] Later, he also vocalized famous poet Nazeer Akbarabadi's Urdu poems Aadmi Nama and Banjara Nama.
In 1974, Zaheer gave voice to the 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 the nashid Qaseeda Burda Sharif.[1][2][3][4]
Death
[edit]Compositions and songs
[edit]| Song title | Lyricist | Musician | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hum Mustafavi Hain[1] | Jamiluddin Aali | Sohail Rana | Mehdi Zaheer |
| Bandar Road Se Kemari[1] | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehdi Zaheer | Ahmed Rushdi |
| Aadmi Nama | Nazir Akbarabadi | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehdi Zaheer |
| Banjara Nama[1] | Nazir Akbarabadi | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehdi Zaheer |
| Dashte Tanhai Mein[1] | Faiz Ahmed Faiz | Mehdi Zaheer | Iqbal Bano |
| Har Cheez Hai Mehve Khudnomai | Mohammad Iqbal | Mehdi Zaheer | Mehnaz Begum |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Death of Mehdi Zaheer (مہدی ظہیر کی وفات)". Tareekh e Pakistan website. 5 April 1988. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "مہدی ظہیر کا تعارف". rekhta. Retrieved 10 October 2022.