Muhammad Ifrahim (; born 14 August 1944) is a Pakistani singer who is known for his national songs like, "''Zameen ki goad rang se umang se''" and others.

Early life and family

''Muhammad Ifrahim'' was born in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

, India in 1944 and migrated to Pakistan in 1965. He lives in

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with his wife, three daughters and a son.

Singing career

Ifrahim was inspired by the Indian playback singer

Mohammad Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice ...

and also got some music training from him while still in India. After coming to Pakistan, he sang his first song for movie, "''Jaag Utha Insaan''"(1966) under the composition of musician Lal Mohammad Iqbal. Then he rendered his voice in a few more films but didn't have any luck as a playback singer. Meanwhile, he started singing semi-classical songs and 'ghazals' for

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and

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. Eventually, in 1978, he was offered a national song, "Zameen ki goad rang se umang se bhari rahe" which was composed by the famous musician

Sohail Rana Sohail Rana (born 31 March 1938) is a Pakistani music composer for films and television. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films as ...

. When vocalized by ''Ifrahim'', the song became an all-time popular national melody and it gave him country-wide fame. Afterwards, he recorded many patriotic songs for Pakistan Television. He is known as a singer of national songs.

Popular songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ifrahim, Muhammad 1944 births Living people Musicians from Delhi Pakistani male singers Muhajir people