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Ahmed Bukhatir (; born 16 October 1975) is an Emirati singer and songwriter.


Biography

Ahmed Bukhatir was born in
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, United Arab Emirates. He is the fifth of ten children. His father is Abdul Rahman Bukhatir, who became a successful businessman during the economic boom that occurred in the UAE during the 1970s and 80s. As a child Bukhatir spent several years at an Islamic center in Sharjah learning the rules of Quranic recitation called
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. Bukhatir began singing professionally at the age of 20, and released his first album in 2000 entitled Entasaf Al-Layl. Throughout his recording career he has continued to sing without musical instruments according to the Islamic
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law. Along with Islamic nasheeds, Ahmed also performs nasheeds which highlight community issues.


Business career

Ahmed Bukhatir graduated in 1999 from Al Ain University of Science and Technology. At the age of 29 he became the CEO of Promax ME. He is currently chair of the Mcfadden Group of Companies. In politics, he is an appointee by the Ruler of Sharjah to become a member of the Sharjah Council as a senator. He is the brand ambassador for " Du Telecom", a telecommunications company in the
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.


Discography

Ahmed Bukhatir has released several albums in English, Arabic, and French.


Performances and concerts

Bukhatir first performed in 2002. He performed at the "Holy Qura'an" competition attended by
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and Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, the
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of the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed has toured in various other nations including India, South Africa, Australia and, most notably, at the Global Peace and Unity event which was held in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. He has performed in London, including a concert at Excel Hall in London and at the
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in London. On 3 July 2010, Ahmed performed at the 3rd Annual "Journey of Faith" Conference held in
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, Canada. On 4 April 2012 he performed at a benefit for the Sightsavers Middle East foundation. In April 2012, he appeared at events sponsored by Furqaan Academy in
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,
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, and Chicago, and in May he performed at conference events staged in
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. In March 2018, Bukhatir was appointed as the brand ambassador of the International Schools of Creative Science in
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. The same year he toured Britain in April. It included performances in
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,
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,
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,
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and
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.


References


External links

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A list of popular Ahmed Bukhatir Nasheeds songs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bukhatir, Ahmed 1975 births Living people People from the Emirate of Sharjah Performers of Islamic music Al Ain University alumni Emirati actors Emirati male actors Emirati male film actors Emirati male singers Emirati Sunni Muslims 20th-century Muslims 21st-century Muslims English-language singers from the United Arab Emirates Arabic-language singers of the United Arab Emirates French-language singers