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Amjad Sabri

1970 - 2016

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Amjad Farid Sabri (23 December 1970 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani qawwali singer and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. Son of Ghulam Farid Sabri and nephew of Maqbool Ahmed Sabri of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's prominent qawwali singers. He was assassinated in Karachi in June 2016 by terrorists of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP Hakimullah Mehsud group claimed responsibility, saying they had assassinated him "for blasphemy". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amjad Sabri is the 4,340th most popular singer (down from 4,039th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 198th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Pakistani Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Amjad Sabri ranks 4,340 out of 4,381. Before him are Sinéad Mulvey, Sarah McTernan, Tiara Andini, Sara Jo, Lisa Ajax, and Ms. Dynamite. After him are Fatin Shidqia, Leslie Grace, Mai Hagiwara, Desiigner, Victor Vernicos, and Marina Kaye.

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Among people born in 1970, Amjad Sabri ranks 1,081. Before him are Jim Furyk, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, David May, Stephen Malcolm, Jonathan Coulton, and Chely Wright. After him are Mark Foster, Mike Weir, Matt Blunt, Brody Stevens, Bimbo Akintola, and Eoin Jess. Among people deceased in 2016, Amjad Sabri ranks 654. Before him are Marcelo, Andrew Florent, Robert Abajyan, José Fernández, Ivan Bukavshin, and Estelle Balet. After him are Kevin Meaney, Nick Lashaway, Pratyusha Banerjee, and Bryce Dejean-Jones.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Amjad Sabri ranks 205 out of 217. Before him are Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Muniba Mazari (1987), Mahira Khan (1984), Waqar Younis (1971), and Arfa Karim (1995). After him are Arshad Nadeem (1997), Babar Azam (1994), Veena Malik (1984), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Begum Jan (2000), and Saba Qamar (1984).

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Among SINGERS In Pakistan

Among singers born in Pakistan, Amjad Sabri ranks 10. Before him are Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Hadiqa Kiani (1972), Shamshad Begum (1919), Abida Parveen (1954), Nazia Hassan (1965), and Atif Aslam (1983). After him are Ghazala Javed (1988).

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