Obaidullah Jan Kandaharai ( ), or simply known as Obaidullah Jan, was a

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from Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was popular among the

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in southern Afghanistan and in Quetta, Pakistan. He brought some new style to traditional Pashto music and was considered a classical singer. He recorded many albums with lyrics written by Sayed Abdul Khaliq Agha and Abdul Baqi Dilresh, famous Pashto poets from Kandahar. Obaidullah Jan's songs are enjoyed by many of the

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around the world, especially the Pashtuns from the Kandahar-Quetta region and those living in Karachi, Pakistan. He was also recognized by other Afghans who understood Pashto language. He was assassinated in 1983.

Lyricists/Composers

Abdul Baqi Dilresh, renowned by his poetic pseudonym "Dilresh," is a famous Pashto poet hailing from Kandahar, Afghanistan, and Quetta, Balochistan. Widely recognized for his contributions to Pashto Literature, Notably, the famous singer Obaidullah Jan Kandahari has lent his voice to around 400 songs written by Abdul Baqi Dilresh, and the acclaimed artists Nazia Iqbal & Naghma has interpreted a few of Dilresh's compositions, though these remain unpublished on the internet, reserved as personal expressions.

Death

During the Soviet-backed

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, Ubaidullah Jan was secretly crossing the

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into Pakistan with two females when he was murdered by a rogue General Rahmatullah. It is believed that Ubaidullah Jan was about 32 years old at the time of death, and that the killing was over proceeds relating to his music. He was buried by Rahmatullah‘s followers at an unknown place, but very likely somewhere in the

Spin Boldak District Spin Boldak is a district in the eastern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Daman District to the west, Arghistan District to the north, Qila Abdullah District of Pakistan to the east and Shorabak District to the south. The popu ...

of Kandahar Province.

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Pashtun singers Assassinated Afghan people Pashto-language singers People from Kandahar 1951 births 1983 deaths Afghan communists Afghan democracy activists Afghan feminists Afghan nationalists Afghan revolutionaries Afghan socialists Afghan social democrats 20th-century Afghan male singers {{Afghanistan-musician-stub

Lyricists/Composers

Death

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