Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir (Pashto/Dari: }}; 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was an Afghan singer, songwriter and composer. Dubbed the "Elvis of Afghanistan", he is widely considered the all-time greatest singer of Afghanistan. The majority of his songs were sung in Dari, and he also sang many songs in Pashto, as well as a few in Russian, Urdu and English.

Born in Kabul, Zahir recorded at least 14 studio albums before his abrupt death on his 33rd birthday in 1979. His music blended folk music, Persian literature, Indian classical music and Western pop and rock styles. Among Afghans, he is considered an icon of Afghan music and is widely regarded as the single greatest musician of all time, posthumously reclaiming immortal fame due to his contributions and influence on music in Afghanistan. He has also become an icon of peacetime pre-war Afghanistan. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 1
    by Zahir, Ahmad
    Published 1970
    [1970]
    63 p. port. 19 cm.
  2. 2
    by Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1975
    1975.
    120 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
  3. 3
    by Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1979
    ʻAlīgaṛh : Maktabah-yi Alfāẓ : taqsīmkār, Ejūkeshnal Buk Hāʼūs, 1979.
    128 p. ; 19 cm.
  4. 4
    by Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1972
    [1972]
    20, 683 p. 22 cm.
  5. 5
    by Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1969
    [1969]
    237 p. 19 cm.
  6. 6
    by Piracha, Zahir Ahmad
    Published 1989
    Bhalwal : Mona Reclamation Experimental Project, Planning & Investigation Organization, [1989]
    ii, 38 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
  7. 7
    by Ẓahīr Aḥmad, Maulānā
    Published 1977
    Multān Shihr : Maktabah Shirkat-i ʻIlmiyyah, [1977]
    341 p. ; 25 cm.
  8. 8
    by Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1981
    ʻAlīgaṛh : Maktabh-yi Alfāẓ : taqsīmkār Ejūkeshnal Buk Hā̕ūs, 1981.
    176 p. ; 22 cm.
  9. 9
    by Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1972
    [Lakhnaʼū, Nasīm Buk Ḍipū, 1972]
    218 p. 19 cm.
  10. 10
    by Bhuṭṭah, Ẓahīr Aḥmad
    Published 1981
    Lāhaur : Sang-i Mīl Pablīkeshanz, 1981.
    136 p. ; 18 cm.
  11. 11
    by Tāj, Ẓahīr Aḥmad, 1914-
    Published 1978
    Karācī : Asad Iqbāl : Milne kā patah, Tāj Manzil, 1978.
    960 p. ; 18 cm.
  12. 12
    by Tāj, Ẓahīr Aḥmad, 1914-
    Published 1974
    1974.
    100 p. ; 23 cm.
  13. 13
    by Tāj, Ẓahīr Aḥmad, 1914-
    Published 1989
    Karācī : Ḵẖālid Iqbāl, 1989.
    92 leaves ; 34 cm.
  14. 14
    by Zia Ahmed, 1894-1973
    Published 1953
    Dihlī : Āzād Kitāb Ghar, 1953.
    64 p. ; 18 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad...
  15. 15
    Allāhābād : Rām Narain Lāl Benī Madhū, 1972.
    13, 444 p. ; 22 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad...
  16. 16
    Dihlī : Dihlī Yūnīvarsiṭī, 1970.
    415 p. ; 23 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad...
  17. 17
    by Zia Ahmed, 1894-1973
    Published 1953
    Dihlī : Āzād Kitāb Ghar, 1953.
    1 online resource (64 p.)
    Other Authors: ...Ṣiddīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  18. 18
    Published 1989
    Bhalwal : Mona Reclamation Experimental Project, P. & I. Organization, [1989]
    ii, 42 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Piracha, Zahir Ahmad...
  19. 19
    by Momin Khan, 1800-1851?
    Published 1977
    Naʼī Dihlī : Ghālib Akīdamī, [1977]
    411 p. ; 23 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Ṣadīqī, Ẓahīr Aḥmad...
  20. 20
    by Hafeez, Abdul
    Published 1991
    Bhalwal : Mona Reclamation Experimental Project, Planning & Investigation Organization, WAPDA, [1991]
    iii, 42 leaves : ill. ; 27 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Piracha, Zahir Ahmad...

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