Mahmood Rahman (; born 22 August 1982) is a Pakistani guitarist and former member of the Lahore-based rock band '' Overload''.

Personal life

His paternal grandfather is Justice S. A. Rahman (d. 1990), a judge associated with the

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and who served as

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in 1968, his father, Asad Rahman (d. 2012), a journalist and human rights activist, was also a guerrilla commander in Balochistan who has been named '' Chakar Khan'' by the local peoples for his contributions, while his mother, Tanvir Rahman, is an artist and film producer. Through his father, his uncle is Rashid Rehman, a journalist who has been the editor of '' Daily Times'', who's the father of musician and leftist intellectual

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. Rahman is married to actress-singer

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and sister of actor-singer Faris Shafi.

Career

Rahman started his career as a guitarist with

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in 2003, played guitar for his two No. 1 albums Jal Pari and Meri Kahani. He later parted ways amicably with Atif Aslam and went on to join Overload. His first and only album with Overload was '' Pichal Pairee''. He has also composed and produced the lead single from the soundtrack of

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, Dhol Bajay Ga. He hss also worked with

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, and is currently playing with Meesha Shafi and Ali Azmat He is also the President of the PAKMMA Fighting Alliance, Pakistan's biggest and most successful

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organisation in Pakistan. The Fighting Alliance is associated with

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, Asia's largest MMA promotion with a viewership of over 350 million viewers across Asia. PAKMMA in Pakistan is responsible for nurturing upcoming talent, providing audiences with quality live entertainment, and eventually representing Pakistan on the big stage in ONE FC.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Mahmood 1982 births Living people National College of Arts alumni Pakistani male singers Singers from Lahore