Sadiq Fakir ( Urdu: صادق فقیر) ( Sindhi :صادق فقير ) born on 20 March 1967, in

Diplo, Pakistan Diplo ( sd, ڏيپلو ur, ), is a Tehsil in Tharparkar District, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located at 24°28'0N 69°35'0E with an altitude of . It is located in Thar desert. Parbrahma Dham / Verijhap Dham Parbrahm Ashram ( پا ...

was a singer and performer of Sindhi music from

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

, Pakistan.

Early life

He belonged to the Manganhar tribe, and was born to Faqir Faiz Muhammad Manganhar. His early education was from Mithi. He received musical training from his maternal uncle Hussain Fakir. He sang at the school functions and later at weddings in Thar and other parts of Sindh.

Education

Sadiq Faqir received his primary education in his hometown. Later his family settled in Mithi where he got further education. He did his master's degrees in Physical education and Sindhi literature.

Career

He started his career as a singer from Radio Pakistan, a section of the

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 August ...

. And then his songs telecasted from Pakistan Television Corporation. His postgraduate degree was in Sindhi literature. He also had several Sindhi music albums to his credit. He died in a road accident on 26 Feb. 2015 in Saudi Arabia while he was on his way to perform Umrah in Mecca. Sadiq Fakir was born singer and he was also considered as a folk singer. He too sang the prominent poets of

like Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sachal Sarmast Shaikh Ayaz and

Ustad Bukhari Ustad Bukhari (original name "Punhal Shah" which was later changed to be Syed Ahmed Shah Bukhari) ( sd, اُستاد بُخارِي) Urdu (استاد بخاری) born on 16 January 1930 and died on 9 October 1992 in Karachi was a prominent progres ...

. He performed and got appreciation in Dubai, India, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia. Sadiq Fakir served as high school teacher at Government High School Mithi City. He was rewarded with Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award, Sachal Sarmast Award and

Mai Bhagi Mai Bhagi ( ur, مائی بھاگی) (c. 1906 – 7 July 1986) was a Pakistani folk musician, born Bhag Bhari in Mithi in Thar, Sindh. Mai Bhagi grew up in a village in the Thar Desert. Her father was Wanhyun Fakir and mother was Khadija Maga ...

Awards. Sadiq Fakir's two sons Nazakat Ali and Rahat Ali are good singers as well.

Death

Sadiq Fakir died on 26 February 2015 in Saudi Arabia.

References

Sindhi people 1967 births 2015 deaths Pakistani male singers Recipients of Latif Award {{Pakistan-singer-stub