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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Amjad Sabri is the 4,615th most popular singer (down from 4,039th in 2024), the 215th 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 4,615 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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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Amjad Sabri ranks 1,345. Before him are Jonathan Coulton, Adrian Fenty, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chely Wright, Dina Katabi, and Stephen Kinnock. After him are Martin Johnson, Sarah Dessen, Shazia Ilmi, Mark Foster, Fitzroy Simpson, and Mike Weir. Among people deceased in 2016, Amjad Sabri ranks 663. Before him are Robert Abajyan, Yu Xu, José Fernández, Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev, Ivan Bukavshin, and Estelle Balet. After him are Kevin Meaney, Rebecca Masika Katsuva, Nick Lashaway, Ron Lester, Pratyusha Banerjee, and Bryce Dejean-Jones.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Amjad Sabri ranks 215 out of 217. Before him are Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Muniba Mazari (1987), Mahira Khan (1984), Asad Qaiser (1969), Waqar Younis (1971), and Arfa Karim (1995). After him are Arshad Nadeem (1997), Babar Azam (1994), Veena Malik (1984), Laila Haidari (null), Priya Gill (1977), and Ayesha Malik (1966).

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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 Sanam Marvi (1986), and Ghazala Javed (1988).

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