Badar Ali Khan

Badar Miandad Khan (17 February 1962 – 2 March 2007), also known as Badar Ali Khan, was a Pakistani qawwali singer. He released numerous albums in Pakistan as well as several released under UK and Indian labels.

Early life and career Ustad Badar Miandad was born on 17 February 1962 into a noted family of qawwals in Pak Pattan. His father Ustad Rasheed Miandad and grandfather Ustad Din Muhammad Qawwal were reputed qawwals in Punjabi language. He was a cousin and brother-in-law of the late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Badar Miandad started his qawwali career in 1975, and by the mid 1980s, he had become one of the famous qawwals of Pakistan.

Family Badar Miandad got married in 1985. Badar Miandad has two daughters, Fiza Badar and Anam Badar, and three sons, Sikandar Badar Miandad, Ali Badar Miandad, and Shahzaib Badar Miandad. Sikandar Badar Miandad is a popular singer. Sikandar Badar Miandad has released numerous singles and music videos and has appeared on various television shows and radio programs.

Popular qawwalis Awwal Hamd Sana-e-Ilahi Jo Maalik Har Har Da – Kalaam lyrics by the famous 19th century Sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907) Aimay Panj Wailay Marnan Ae Pheray, Maseeton Teinun Ki Labhna – Kalaam lyrics by another 18th century Sufi poet Bulleh Shah Dam Dam Hussain Maula Hussain

His younger brother Sher Miandad who also is a well-known qawwali singer told newspaper reporters, after his death, that he had suffered a heart attack five years ago and then suffered another fatal heart attack again on 2 March 2007, when he died.