ISLAMABAD: The 22nd death anniversary of Aziz Mian Qawwal was observed on Tuesday. Born on 17th April 1942 in Delhi, Abdul Aziz known as Aziz Mian was awarded with the Presidential Pride of Performance in 1989.
His famous Qawwalis include Nabi Nabi Ya Nabi Nabi Ya, Teri Soorat and Admi Hai Benazir. Aziz Mian Qawwal died on December 6, 2000 and was laid to rest in Multan. He was one of Pakistan’s leading traditional Qawwals and also famous for singing ghazals in a unique style of qawwali. Aziz Mian is still one of the most popular qawwals of South Asia. He is responsible for the longest commercially released Qawwali, Hashr Ke Roz Yeh Poochhunga, which runs slightly over 115 minutes.
At the age of 10, he began learning the art of Qawwali under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan. He received sixteen years of training at the Data Ganj Baksh School of Lahore, and obtained a degree in Urdu literature, a degree in Arabic and another degree in Persian from the University of Punjab, Lahore. His break-out performance was in 1966, when he performed before the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He won first prize and a gold medal from the Shah of Iran.
