Amjad Sabri
Amjad Farid Sabri | |
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| Born | Amjad Farid Sabri kurder 23 December 1976 Pakistan |
| Died | 22 June 2016 (aged 39) Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Multiple gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Paposh Nagar, Karachi |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Ghulam Farid Sabri (father) |
| Relatives | Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (uncle), Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri(Uncle) Kamal Sabri (Uncle) Azmat Farid Sabri (Brother) Sarwat Farid Sabri (Brother) Talha Farid Sabri (Brother) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Sufi |
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Amjad Farid (Fareed) Sabri (23 December 1976 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani singer. He became one of South Asia's most famous qawwali singers. He was murdered by a drive-by shooting on June 22, 2016.
Death
Amjad Sabri was shot and killed in Karachi in a targeted killing by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban on 22 June 2016. He was 39 years old. According to the TTP, they had assassinated him "for blasphemy".
References
- 1 2 Amjad Farid Sabri
- ↑ Ali, Dawn.com | Imtiaz (22 June 2016). "Famed qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi". Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ↑ "They killed him – The Express Tribune". 22 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
Other websites
- Amjad Sabri on IMDb
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