Jawad Ahmed is a Pakistani pop singer and musician. Jawad Ahmed is currently chairman of Barabri Party Pakistan.

Early life and career

Jawad Ahmad was born into a

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family who immigrated to Pakistan after independence. Both his parents were college professors. Jawad Ahmad received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the

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. He also used to participate in the musical and literary societies of the above university. He was initially a member of the pop musical band

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along with another famous pop singer

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. This musical group later disbanded and Jawad Ahmad later decided to launch his solo career. "Jawad Ahmad, one of the most renowned artists of Pakistan, first reached fame with his song "Allah Meray Dil Kay Ander" which showcased his fondness of Sufism. While he has received no formal education in music, most of his songs are written and composed by him. He draws inspiration from a diverse range of musical personalities such as Ustad

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, Ustad

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, Hamid Ali Bela, Madam

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. So far, Jawad Ahmad has established his presence in the music industry through four albums. In 2002, he has been appointed by the Ministry of Health and the

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as the ambassador of Pakistan for the eradication of

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. British Council Beyond Borders project, awareness regarding the dangers of drug addiction. In this regard, he has used his talent to produce a song called "Tum abhi to aa kar"' accompanied by a video to portray the social impact on an individual of drug intake. He sang another social awareness song "Taaleem Sub Kay Liey" for a project of

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. Another turf is a program against illiteracy, which he has been exploring. In conjunction with this, he is running ten schools in the least developed areas of Pakistan under the 'Taleem for All' program.

Discography

Albums

Most famous songs

Filmography

* Pakistani film Moosa Khan (2001) (music and lyrics by Jawad Ahmad) * Pakistani and Indian joint-venture film Virsa (2010) (music arranged by Jawad Ahmad)

Television

Jawad Ahmed has done hosting for television and has performed for morale boosting of Pakistani soldiers. He also did the documentary series ''Har Dam Tayyar'' for the

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in 2002 including: * ''Sons of the Soil'' for

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* ''Power of the Sea'' for

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* ''Flying Tigers'' for

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Awards

Political career

Jawad Ahmad enters into politics by announcing his own political party Barabri Party Pakistan In the 2018 general elections of Pakistan, Jawad Ahmad contested the parliamentary seat of NA 131 against chairman PTI - later the Prime minister of Pakistan,

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

and

Khawaja Saad Rafique Khawaja Saad Rafique (; born 4 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018 and the current federal minister for Railways. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawa ...

PML-N The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...

(now a member of the national assembly).

References

External links

* , Filmography of Jawad Ahmad {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Jawad 1970 births Living people Pakistani political party founders Pakistani pop singers Pakistani playback singers Pakistani composers Punjabi-language singers Punjabi people Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Government College University, Lahore alumni Pakistani mechanical engineers University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni Singers from Lahore