A. Nayyar

Arthur Nayyar (14 April 1955 11 November 2016), commonly known as A. Nayyar, was a Pakistani film playback singer.

He started his career in 1974 with a duet song. Nayyar always claimed famous singer Ahmed Rushdi as an important contributor to his career as he learned film playback singing from Rushdi and the noted singer Mehdi Hassan helped him improve his voice quality. He was a student of film music director Wajahat Attre and also used to go to noted ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan for guidance.

Death A. Nayyar was a heart patient during the last few years of his life. He was in a financial crisis as the film industry had totally forgotten him. On the night of 11 November 2016 Nayyar died at his residence in Lahore of a cardiac arrest after a prolonged illness.

Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2018. 5 Nigar Awards during his film career ‘Pyar to ik din hona tha, hona tha ho gaya’, Sung by A. Nayyar with Naheed Akhtar, lyrics by Kaleem Usmani, music by M. Ashraf from the film Kharidar (1976)