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List Of People From Faisalabad
Below is a list of people who are known for their association with Faisalabad, Pakistan. It does not necessarily mean that they were born in the city or were even nationals of the country. * Huma Batool, First female chairperson of an airline in Pakistan *Barkat Ali Ludhianwi, Sufi of Pakistan *Sohail Abbas, Famous Announcer Of Radio Pakistan FM.93 People's Colony No.2 * Abdullah Ghafoor, Famous Soical Mansoorabad and Architecture Person. *Amjad Saqib, Pakistani social entrepreneur, development practitioner, author and a former civil servant *Rufin Anthony, Roman Catholic priest and bishop *Teji Bachchan, Indian social activist and the late mother of Amitabh Bachchan *Hari Singh Dilbar, Indian writer and poet in the Punjabi language *Jassi Lailpuria, Pakistani singer *Naqsh Lyallpuri, pen name of Jaswant Rai Sharma, Indian ghazal and Bollywood film lyricist * Abrar Ul Haq, Pakistani musician *Dildar Hussain, tabla player *Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, Indian folk singer * John Joseph, Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisalabad
Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore respectively, and the 2nd largest city of Punjab after Lahore. Faisalabad is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities, the largest industrial hub and 2nd largest city of wider Punjab region. Historically one of the first planned cities within British India, it has long since developed into a cosmopolitan metropolis. Faisalabad was restructured into city district status; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 local government ordinance (LGO). The total area of Faisalabad District is while the area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is . Faisalabad has grown to become a major industrial and distribution centre because of its central location in the region and connecting roads, rails, and air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arfa Karim
Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa ( pa, ; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004. She was submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for her achievement. Arfa kept the title until 2008 and went on to represent Pakistan on various international forums, including the TechEd Developers Conference. She received Pakistan's highest literary award, the Presidential Pride of Performance from General Pervez Musharraf in 2005. A science park in Lahore, the Arfa Software Technology Park, is named in her honour. At the age of 10, Arfa was invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft's headquarters in the United States. She died on 14 January 2012, aged 16, from a cardiac arrest. Biography Early life Randhawa was born into an ethnic Punjabi family from Ram Diwali in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Career After returning to Pakistan from a visit to the Microsoft he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Maqbool
Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool Vohra, ( Punjabi and ur, ) (born 1948) is Pakistani military officer who served as Governor of Punjab between October 2001 and May 2008. He is the longest serving Governor of Punjab in Pakistani history. Military education Khalid Maqbool Vohra was born in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) in 1948. He was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in May 1966 in the 1st War Course in the Baloch Regiment. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College Quetta, the National Defence College, Rawalpindi and the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, where he attended the Senior International Defense Management Course. He holds an MSc. in Defense and Strategic studies. Career with Pakistan Army He saw action with an infantry regiment in 1971 Indo-Pakistani War in the Kashmir Sector. Throughout the 1980s, he was military secretary to General Rahimuddin Khan. During his military career he has held a number of prestigious appointments, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala (Pakistani Singer)
Naseem Begum ( Punjabi, ur, ; 9 November 1942 – 5 March 1990), known professionally as Mala ( ur, ), was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films. In the 1960s, Mala was a 'hit pair for singing duet film songs' with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and they gave numerous hits to Pakistan film industry. She was also called ''Princess Mala Begum'' as she provided the singing voice for actresses who portrayed roles of royal and upper-class families in films. She sang many popular film songs spanning almost three decades of her singing career in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Mala's career suffered a setback with the arrival of Runa Laila in the Pakistani film industry. Early life Mala's given name was Naseem Begum. She was born on 9 November 1942 in Faisalabad, Punjab. She was the younger sister of music composer ''Shamim Nazli''. Career Mala was interested in singing and music from a young age. Her elder sister happened to be her first music teacher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri
Sunder Singh Lyallpuri ( pa, ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਇਲਪੁਰੀ; 1878 - 3 March 1969) was a leading Sikh member of the Indian independence movement, a general of the Akali Movement, an educationist, and journalist. Lyallpuri played a key role in the development of the Shiromani Akali Dal, and in the Gurdwara Reform Movement of the early 1920s and also founding member of Central Sikh League. Family history and early life Sunder Singh was born in 1878 into a Kamboj farmers' family of village Bohoru in Amritsar. His father's name was Lakhmir Singh Sandha and mother's was Ram Kaur. During colonisation of Bars, Sandha family along with many others moved to Sheikhupura District (now in Pakistan) where they were allotted lands in the new Bar Chenab colony currently known as Faisalabad. In memoriam of their ancestral village in Amritsar, the colonists named their new settlement in Sheikhupura also as Bohoru (Chak No 18 Bohoru). Sunder Singh was married in 1901 to Bibi S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naz Khialvi
Muhammad Siddique ناز خیالوی (12 December 1947 – 12 December 2010), pen name Naz Khialvi, was a Pakistani lyricist and radio broadcaster, who is mainly known for his Sufi verse ''Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho'' (You are a Puzzle), later sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a legendary Qawwali singer, making both of them a household name. He also hosted a radio programme, ''Sandhal Dharti'' at Faisalabad radio station for 27 years. Biography Muhammad Siddique, pen name Naz Khialvi, born in Jhok Khyal Chak No 394GB, near Tandlianwala, district of Faisalabad, 174 km from Lahore, in Province of Punjab, Pakistan. Khialvi later became a broadcaster with state-run radio, and also hosted a radio programme, ''Sandhal Dharti'' on Faisalabad radio station for 27 years. He also wrote lyrics in Urdu and Punjabi. Teacher Naaz Khialvi lived many years with famous Urdu poet Ehsan Danish Ehsan Danish (, 2 February 1914 – 22 March 1982), born Ehsan-ul-Haq ), was an Urdu poet, prose writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Bar Council
The Punjab Bar Council ( ur, ) is a deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab. It is established by Parliament of Pakistan and consists of 75 members elected from different constituencies of Punjab. Its main functions are to promote and suggest law reforms, to safeguard the rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers while regulating their conduct, to recognize or derecognize Bar associations and to help in the administration of justice. Punjab Bar Council also sends one of its Member to Judicial Commission of Pakistan, who gives advice and vote for the appointment of Lahore High Court Judges. The council is the largest Provincial Bar Council in Pakistan with more than 100,000 advocates as its License holders. All Bar associations of Punjab including Tehsil Bar Associations, District Bar Associations and High Court Bar Associations work under the Jurisdiction of Punjab Bar Council. Currently more than 124 Bar associations are working under Punjab Bar Council. The lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Muhammad Akram Khan
Rana (title), Rana Muhammad Akram Khan ( ur, رانا محمد اکرم خاں) is a Pakistani lawyer and zamindar. He is former Punjab Bar Council#Chairman Executive, Punjab Bar Council, chairman executive of the Punjab Bar Council (PBC). Education and background Khan was born in Chiraghabad, Faisalabad (Pakistan). His family and relatives had migrated to Faisalabad during the Partition of India, 1947 Indian Partition from Kurali Village near Wonderland (Lambra) in Jalandhar. Khan's father Rana Mehar Khan was a hereditary zamindar of the Rajput, Rajput background. Khan studied law at S. M. Law College and got both Bachelor of Laws and master's degree in political science from University of Karachi. Punjab Bar Council election record * In 2009, Khan was elected Member of the council for the term 2010–14. During this term he was further elected Chairman Executive of the Punjab Bar Council for 2010–11. he was elected to this office by having secured 44 votes of out of the tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is also popular as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and the Pakistan film industry. Early life Rahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals and classical singers in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He is the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grandson of Fateh Ali Khan and the nephew of legendary Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Rahat displayed an adoration for music from a very young age and was often found to be singing with his uncle and father, as young as three. From an age of seven, he was already being trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of singing Qawwali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi music, Sufi devotional music. Sometimes called the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali), he is considered by ''The New York Times'' to be the greatest qawwali singer of his generation. He was described as the fourth greatest singer of all time by ''LA Weekly'' in 2016. He was known for his vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. Khan is widely credited with introducing qawwali music to international audiences. Born in Faisalabad, Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Khan had his first public performance at the age of 15, at his father's chelum. He became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971, and brought his unique style of Sargam (music), sargam, Khyal, khayal, and rhythm to his family's legacy. He was signed by Orie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqrar Ahmad Khan
Iqrar Ahmad Khan (born 8 December 1953) is a Pakistani agricultural scientist and a professor of Horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan. Early life and education Iqrar Ahmad Khan was born on 8 December 1953 in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan. He received his master's degree from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 1976. Then he left for the United States for higher studies and earned his Ph.D. degree in horticulture from the University of California, Riverside in 1988. Career Iqrar Ahmad Khan started his teaching career from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.Researchers urged to provide viable solutions to farming problems Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 3 January 2017, Retrieved 7 February 2020 Later, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali Singer)
Fateh Ali Khan Jullundhri Qawwal (1901 1964) was a classical singer and a qawwali musician in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Jullundur, Punjab, British India in 1901. Fateh Ali Khan was the father of Pakistani Qawwali musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan. Their family has an unbroken tradition of Qawwali, linked closely to the Sufi Chishti Order for over 600 years.10 Best Pakistani Qawwali Singers of All Time DESIblitz.com website, Published 22 May 2020, Retrieved 21 March 2022 Biography Training Fateh Ali Khan was trained in classical music and Qawwali by his father, ''Maula Baksh Khan'' (Ali Khan), and he, soon after his training, distinguished himself as a skilled vocalist and instrumentali ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
