Ahmed Bukhatir

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Ahmed Bukhatir احمد بوخاطر
Born 1975 (age 34)
Sharjah, U.A.E. United Arab Emirates
Occupation Munshid
Religious beliefs Islam

Ahmed Bukhatir (Arabic: احمد بوخاطر‎) is a traditional Islamic singer, born in 1975. He is from a famous family in Sharjah and is well known in UAE. He started singing in 1989, and achieved positive response from the audience. He has already released 6 albums: Hasanat, Daani, Samtan, Fartaqi, Al Quds Tunadena, and Entasaf Al Layl.

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[edit] Biography

Ahmed Bukhatir, a UAE citizen, born in 1975, member of a famous family from Sharjah and well known all around UAE. Ahmed started singing in 1989 so that he could have an outlet to express himself. Without any formal training, by the age of 27 Ahmed was performing at sold out Concerts attended by Royal Families of UAE. Over the years Ahmed has performed on various occasions for different causes in UAE and abroad.

He performed at the "Holy Qura'an" competition attended by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais. He then became internationally acclaimed when he performed at the Excel Hall London in front of twenty thousand and with stars from around the world.

His upcoming tour venues include South Africa and Australia where he is due to perform.

[edit] Albums


[edit] Solo

Ahmed Bukhatir has also made a nasheed based on the city Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. The nasheed known as "Madinaty Shariqah" (My City Sharjah) has been immensely popular in Sharjah and has received thousands of views on Youtube.

[edit] Performances

Concert at Global Peace and Unity

Ahmed Bukhatir has given many performances in the United Arab Emirates in Sharjah, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Um Al Quwain before audiences of up to 3000 people. Among his most noted appearances were his grand performance in Kuwait attended by a 2500-strong audience, and in the UK (London) at Global Peace and Unity attended by more than 35000 people. He also performed in Australia (Melbourne & Sydney), South Africa (Durban), Yemen (Sana’a) and India (Mumbai).

Ahmed Bukhatir and his group have been invited to many Arab countries such as Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, and others. His most famous song is "Ommi".

[edit] Video Clips

Ahmed Bukhatir made many video clips for songs "Ya Akhi ", "Ommi", "Zawjaty", “Forgive me”, “My City Sharjah", "Ayna Abna’i", "Samtan" through Melody channel, Mazeka, Rotana, Music Plus, Gulf Stars, Hawas, Sama Dubai, Nujoom, Sharjah, MBC, Alresala, Iqra, Al najah, Islam Channel. The video clip of his nasheed "Atfalana" is due to be released soon.


[edit] Media

Media played a fundamental role in distribution of Ahmed Bukhatir’s albums in the Arab and the western world, many articles written about him and appeared in magazines such as "Zahrat Al Khaleej", "Kul Al Usra" "Friday", and all local newspapers and magazines. Ahmed Bukhatir appeared in many TVs and Broadcast Interviews such as "Al Majd TV", "MBC TV", "Sharjah TV", "Sama Dubai TV", "Islam Channel", "Al-Resala", “Nojoom TV” and other TV channels, and broadcasts interviews with Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Lebanese Dawn, Voice of Islam of South Africa, and finally Noor Dubai.


[edit] Business career

Bachelor Degree Holder after Graduating in 1999 from Al Ain University, he is currently chairing his own group consisting of companies in different fields in the business world. He’s also a member of the board of Directors in the Bukhatir Group.


[edit] Official Website

The official website of Ahmed Bukhatir [1] receives thousands of visitors. Recently the website launched forums for its Arabic and English speaking visitors. [2]


[edit] References

[edit] External links

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