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Bari Nizami

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Bari Nizami
Birth nameSheikh Muhammad Saghir
Born(1937-12-26)26 December 1937
Gojra (now Toba Tek Singh District), British India
OriginFaisalabad, West Punjab (Pakistan)
Died14 May 1998(1998-05-14) (aged 60)
Faisalabad, Pakistan
GenresQawwali, Folk
Occupation(s)Songwriter and lyricist

Bari Nizami was a lyricist from West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab). [1] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Noor Jehan and Ghulam Ali sang his qawwalis and songs.

Life

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Barri Nizami (Birth Name: Sheikh Muhammad Saghir son of Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad) was born on 26 December 1937 in Gojra in British Punjab.[2][1] Gojra now falls under Toba Tek Singh District of West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab).

He had become friends with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Death

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He died on 14 May 1998 due to lack of money for his treatment, as he was very poor.[2]

Bari Nizami songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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His most popular lyrics sung by the legend of Qawwali, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are below:

Book

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His poetry was published by a journalist jamil Siraj, Book Name is "QADRAAN".

References

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  1. ^ a b Dum Mast Mast Qalander Fame Poet Bari Nizami Geo TV Report (in Urdu). 15 May 2012 – via YouTube. Geo TV report on the 14th death anniversary
  2. ^ a b Profile of Bari Nizami on Bio-bibliographies website (in Urdu language) Retrieved 23 December 2019
  3. ^ Anurag Verma (7 April 2018). "11 Bollywood Songs That You Didn't Know Were Copied Or 'Inspired' From Pakistan". NEWS18 website. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ Zaman Khan (16 February 2018). "Cafes of Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad)". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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