Siddiq Ismail
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Siddiq Ismail (born 10 February 1954 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Hamd and Na`at reciter and has served for over 50 years on Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan.
Career
Siddiq Ismail belongs to the Memon community.[citation needed] His parents migrated from India to Pakistan in 1947 after the Partition of India. He started his career at the age of 6 at a local mosque in Old Town, Karachi.[citation needed] He suffered from poliomyelitis at an early age and became physically handicapped.[citation needed] In 1960, he joined Radio Pakistan program Bachon ki Dunya. Since then, he has been selected regularly for Hamd-Naat recitation on various radio and TV shows in Pakistan.[citation needed]
He has achieved various awards internationally and nationally and was placed on the list of '500 Influential Muslims'.[1]
Awards and recognition
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2012[2][3]
- Pride of Performance in 1985[4]
References
- ^ "Ismail, Al-Hajj Siddiq PROFILE". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172:pakistan/1166638:list-of-civil-awards/?date=2013-03-23, Siddiq Ismail receives Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award for 2012 on Business Recorder newspaper, Retrieved 18 April 2016
- ^ [1], Dawn,Karachi newspaper,14 August 2012, Retrieved 18 April 2016
- ^ http://hamariweb.com/islam/siddiq_ismail_naats_nc14.aspx, Siddiq Ismail Pride of Performance Award info on hamariweb.com website, Retrieved 18 April 2016
External links
- "Siddiq Ismail New Naats, Latest 2015 Online & Download Famous Audio MP3 Naat of Siddiq Ismail". hamariweb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016., Profile of Siddiq Ismail on hamariweb.com website, Retrieved 18 April 2016
- "Al-Haaj Siddiq Ismail". Alahazrat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2016., List of Siddiq Ismail available audios