Shameema Dev Azad (also Shameem, born 25 May 1955) is an Indian singer from

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. She is married to

Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 7 March 1949) is an Indian politician who served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha between 2014 and 2021. He also served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. On 26 Septemb ...

, former

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She is known for her melodious voice, she was honoured with India's fourth highest civilian award the

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in 2005. She received Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award in 2007. She was also awarded by the

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on the

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of 2010 in the field of performing arts.

Personal life

Shameema is one of the eight children of Muhammad Abdullah Dev. She has six brothers. She is married to

since 1980.

References

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