Syed Fasihuddin Soharwardy (; born 15 June 1957) is a leading

nasheed A ''nasheed'' (, ) is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung ''a cappella'' or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Sunni Islam. Nasheeds are popular throughout the Islamic ...

Khawan or

Naat Khawan A nucleic acid test (NAT) is a technique used to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence and thus usually to detect and identify a particular species or subspecies of organism, often a virus or bacterium that acts as a pathogen in blood, tissu ...

from

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. Most of his work is in the

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

language. However, he has performed nasheeds (Naats) in multiple languages including

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

and

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Early life and career

He was born on 15 June 1957 in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

, Pakistan. He has been performing

s starting from a young age, and was heavily influenced by his father, Syed Riazuddin Soharwardy, who was a poet of Naats. For his regular high school education, he did his high school from ''Government Secondary School'' and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government Islamia Science College, Karachi. He currently resides in

but frequently travels to Europe and North America to perform in different shows and events. His naat style is considered to be unique with a very powerful voice.Fasihuddin Soharwardy Naats and Profile
Hamariweb.com website, Retrieved 23 October 2021Data Sahib's Urs to start from today (Syed Fasihuddin Soharwardi to perform at Lahore event)
Dawn (newspaper), Published 19 March 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soharwardy, Syed Fasihuddin 1958 births Living people Muhajir people Singers from Karachi Pakistani performers of Islamic music Islamic poetry Islamic music 1957 births