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Munni Begum (Urdu: منی بیگم) is a famous Pakistani ghazal Singer. Her real name is Nadira (Urdu: نادرہ). She is American National ,based in Chicago, IL, USA.
Early life
Munni Begum was born in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. The youngest child of seven children, she first started taking music lessons from the famous singer Ustad Khwaja Ghulam Mustafa Warsi. Subsequently, she studied in the school of music for three years and thereafter she launched her career.
Her parents migrated from India to Pakistan in the early 1950s; East Pakistan later became independent Bangladesh. She studied in PAF Shaheen School, Dhaka, however she moved to Pakistan before graduating from high school, due to the War of 1971.
Career
Munni Begum began career as a singer in Karachi in 1970s. Begum released her first album of ghazals in 1976. It became a smash hit and broke all previous records.
On March 23, 2008 Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan has conferred the Pride of Performance award upon legendary female singer Munni Begum at a simple ceremony held at Governor's House in Karachi.
Personal life
Munni Begum is married and has 2 daughters and 1 son named. Muniba Hasnain, Minara Umer and Syed Asad Ali.
Notable Ghazals
As for Begum’s hit ghazals, the list is nearly endless - listen to Munni Begum's famous ghazals online. Some of these are:
Jhoom barabar jhoom sharabiHar qadam zehmatein…Tumhare sheher ka mausam bada suhana lage…Ek Bar Muskura DoAwaargi Mein Had Se Guzar Jaana ChahiyeDil Ko Hale Karar Mein DekhaIdhar zindagi ka janaza uthe gabhujhi hoi shama ka dhuaan hunMareez e mohabbat unhi ka fasana