Early life and family
Akhtar was born on September 26, 1956, inSinging career
Nahid's career began in 1970 when she sang a duet with Khalid Asghar in " Raag Malhar" at Radio Pakistan Multan. She has recorded songs in a range of styles, including Pakistani film music, pop,Personal life
Nahid left singing in 1986. Later, she married a journalist ''Asif Ali Pota'' in 1994. Both had a daughter and a son together. Pota died of cardiac arrest in 2017.Later appearances
Naheed Akhtar made an appearance on stage in 2013, after repeated requests of the management of a TV show, where active and popular singers like Shabnam Majeed and Saima Jahan sang her songs to pay tribute to her. She stays busy with her family and children, and , is not actively pursuing a singing career.Popular songs
A list of Nahid's popular songs includes:Films
* "''Aisay Mousam Mein Chup Kyun Ho''",1974 (Film: Shama - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music: M. Ashraf, Poet: Taslim Fazli * "''Kisi Mehrban Nay Aa Kay Meri Zindagi Saja Di''", 1974 (Film: Shama - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music: M. Ashraf, Poet: Taslim Fazli * "''Lal Lal Honto Peh, Piya Tera Naam Hay''", 1975 (Film: Dil Nasheen - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music: M. Ashraf, Poet: Masroor Anwar * "''Main Ho Gei Dildar Ki, Honay Lagi Chubban Pyar Ki''", 1975 (Film: Teray Meray Sapnay - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music: Kemal Ahmad, Poet: Younis Hamdad * "''Tut Turo Tara Tara''", 1975 (Film: Mohabbat Zindgi Hay - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music: M. Ashraf, Poet: Masroor Anwar * "''Likh Di Ham Nay, Aaj Ki Sham, Aap Ki Khatir, Aap Kay Naam''", 1975 (Film: Neik Parveen - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music: A. Hameed, Poet: Riazur Rehman Saghar * "''Yeh Dunya Rahay Na Rahay Meray Hamdam''", 1975 (Film: Mera Naam Hay Mohabbat - Urdu): Singer(s): Mehdi Hassan, Naheed Akhtar, Music: M. Ashraf, Poet: Taslim Fazli * "''Dekha Jo Mera Jalwa To Dil Tham Lo Gay''", 1976 (Film: Talash - Urdu): Singer(s): Naheed Akhtar, Music:Television
* ''Main Noo Soda Water'' * ''Aati Hai Pawan Jaati hai Pawan'' * ''Hamara Parcham Ye Piyara Parcham'' * ''Kabhi Bindiya Hanse'' * ''Shabe Gham Mujh Se Mil Kar'' * ''Tumse Ulfat Ke'' * ''Jahan Tera Naqsh e Qadam Dekhtay Hein'' * ''Chaap Tilak Sab Chheen Li'' * ''Do Nain Kanwal'' * ''Zinda Rahein To kiya Hai''Radio
* ''Phir Chiraghe Lala Se Roshin Hue'', (Kalam e Iqbal) * ''Ik Kiran Muskhurati Huyi Ik Kiran'', (Mili Naghma) * ''Teri Umeed Tera Intezar'' * ''Ankhein Jin Ko Dekh Na Payein'' * ''Khushi Se Dil Ne Sahein Bewafaiyan''Filmography - Urdu films
Filmography - Punjabi films
Awards and honors
Television programmes
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhtar, Naheed Living people Pakistani playback singers Radio personalities from Lahore Nigar Award winners Recipients of the Pride of Performance Pakistani women singers Pakistani radio personalities 20th-century Pakistani women singers 1956 births PTV Award winners 21st-century Pakistani women singers