Nainawaz
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1935
- Artist
- poet
- composer
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| Born | Fazel Ahmad Khan Zekrya 1935 |
| Died | 1979 (aged 43–44) |
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| Nationality | Afghan |
| Period | 70s late 80s |
| Genre | Pop |
Fazel Ahmad Zekrya (Pashto/Dari: فضل احمد ذکریا; 1935–1979), known professionally as Nainawaz (Pashto/Dari: نينواز) (or Ustad Nainawaz) was a renowned Afghan artist, poet and composer.[1] He has composed some of the most iconic pieces in Afghan popular music.
Nainawaz was one of the nine sons of politician, poet and writer Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria ruling family. He was born in the Yakatoot district of Kabul. Nainwaz attended the elite Lycée Esteqlal in Kabul.[2] In his early teens, he taught himself how to play the accordion. He also wrote poems and composed melodies. His adopted stage name "Nainawaz" means Ney (an End-blown flute) player in Persian. Nainwaz graduated from Kabul University, Law and Political Faculty.[2]
Nainawaz has one son, Amir Khusru Nainawaz, and one daughter Sahar Khanum, married in 1985 to Ehsan Aman, an Afghan-American singer from Helmand Province.
