Mohsin Raza (محسن رضا) is a Pakistani television music director.

Career

Mohsin Raza was born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1956. He went to

Government College University, Lahore The Government College University, Lahore (colloquially known as GCU), is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Opened as Government College, Lahore, in 1864, it became a university in 2002. Overview In 1864, Gov ...

, Pakistan for higher education. He started his career as a music composer in 1971 at age 15. Mohsin Raza learned music from Ustad Nazar Hussain and the pianist Master Saqib of Pakistani television at Lahore. He then worked with EMI (Pakistan) from 1973 to 1995 and with the BBC for two years (1984–1985). He has composed music for and conducted more than 500 TV programmes for Pakistani television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan.

Notable Work

Ghazals

* ''Niyat-e-shauq bhar na jaye kahin'' penned by Nasir Kazmi sung by Noor Jehan * ''Main tere sang kaise chaloon sajna penned by Farhan Salim sung by Noor Jehan * ''Shab-e-firaq ki yaro koi sahar bhi ha'' sung by Abida Parveen * ''Dil-e-murter ko samjhaya bohat hai'' sung by Farida Khanum * ''Ghuncha-e-shauq laga hai khilne'' performed by

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan ( ur, مہدی حسن خاں , translit=) 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of gh ...

Patriotic Songs

* ''Roshan meri ankhon main wafa kay jo diyae hain'' sung by Noor Jehan * ''Mera sohna Pakistan jiye'' performed by Bilqees Khanum * ''Kabhi Aei haqeeqat muntazir'' penned by Allama Iqbal and sung by Mehnaz Begum.

Awards

* 1990: Received Trophy Award at National Horse and Cattle Show by the Chief Miniter of Punjab, Pakistan. * 1992: Received Trophy Award at National Horse and Cattle Show by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. * 1992: Received Trophy Award at National Games by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. * 1995: Received Trophy Award at National Horse and Cattle Show by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. * 1998: Received Trophy Award at 9th

PTV Awards PTV National Awards () was an awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation. The awards were first introduced in the late 1970s to encourage talented people in Pakistan. History The PTV awards is the largest awards cerem ...

by the General Manager of

Pakistan Television Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical co ...

, Lahore. * 2006: Received Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by Pervez Musharraf (President of Pakistan) * 2015: Received Trophy Award at National Horse and Cattle Show * 2017: Received Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by Mamnoon Hussain (President of Pakistan)

References

{{Authority control Living people 1956 births Government College University, Lahore alumni Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Pakistani male composers 20th-century Pakistani male musicians Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz EMI Records artists BBC people PTV Award winners Pakistani television people