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Parvez Mehdi

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DOB : 1947
Date of death: 29-08-2005
Lived For : 57 Years
Gender : Male

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Parvez Mehdi was a Ghazal singer from Pakistan. He was born as Parvez Akhtar in 1947. Bashir Hussain Rahi, his father, trained him in music. After getting his training from Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan is also known as the King of Gha >> Read More... , a famous Ghazal singer, Parvez Akhtar was named Parvez Mehdi. Parvez also received training from Siraj Ahmed Qureshi, a Sitar player. In 1968, he made his first performance in Radio Pakistan. Parvez also partnered with Kahlid Ashghar, a Qawwali singer. Along with Ghazals, Parvez also performed folk songs and film songs. When he sang with the famous Pakistani singer Reshma on a TV show, he made a huge breakthrough.

In 1973, he sang a famous song, Noor Jehan Noor Jehan is a singer of two countries India and >> Read More... , for a Punjabi movie, Chann Tera. Parvez was married and had five children. On 14^th August 2005, the Pakistani Independence Day, he was nominated for an award. He was conferred the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award on 23^rd March 2006, the Pakistan Day. It was a posthumous award. Parvez died on 29^th March 2005 due to a cardiac arrest. He was 58.