Siddiq Ismail (born 10 February 1954 in

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and Na`at reciter and has made appearances for over 50 years on

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Career

Siddiq Ismail belongs to the Memon community. 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. He suffered from poliomyelitis at an early age and became physically handicapped. In 1965, he joined

program ''Bachon ki Dunya''. Since then, he has been selected regularly for Hamd-Naat recitation on various radio and TV shows in Pakistan. He has received various awards internationally and nationally and was placed on the list of '500 Influential Muslims'. "Siddiq Ismail has performed in the presence of presidents, prime ministers, governors, chief ministers and foreign dignitaries."

Some popular naats

*Noori Mehfil Pay Chadar Tani Noor KiProfile of Siddiq Ismail on urduwire,com website
Retrieved 5 December 2018 *Chamak Tujhse Paatay Hain Sab Paanay Wale *Rendition of "Lamyati Nazeeero" written by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Awards and recognition

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

in 2013Abida Parveen, Aleem Dar among winners Posthumous awards for Manto, Mehdi Hassan (list includes Siddiq Ismail)
Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2012, Retrieved 5 December 2018 *

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

in 1985Siddiq Ismail Pride of Performance Award info on hamariweb.com website
Retrieved 5 December 2018

References

External links

* , Profile of Siddiq Ismail on hamariweb.com website
Naats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ismail, Siddiq 1954 births Living people Memon people Pakistani performers of Islamic music People from Karachi Recipients of the Pride of Performance Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Islamic poetry