Ali Zafar

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علي ظفر

Lahore

Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor (born 18 May 1980 at Lahore), son of two University of Punjab professors, who rose to fame with Channo from his debut album Huqa Pani (2003), which sold over five million copies, then built a film career in Bollywood from Tere Bin Laden (2010) and in Pakistani cinema, and received the Pride of Performance (2021).

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Roles
singer · songwriter · actor
Region
South Asia
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Life in time

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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani · Abbas Kiarostami · Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari · Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda · Abd al-Rahman Badawi

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Lahore

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    Lahore

    People and things also explored

    Badshahi Mosque· Ahmad Shah Durrani occupies Lahore, Muharram 1161/January 1748· al-Duz takes Lahore and is killed· Balban restores Lahore after his accession, 664/1266· Lahore formally annexed to the British empire, March 1849· First written mention of Lahore in the Hudud al-'alam, 372/982· Humayun reoccupies Lahore, Rabi' II 962/February 1555· Iltutmish's forces take Lahore, 613/1217

    Sources

    • Ali Zafar — English Wikipedia
    • Ali Zafar — Arabic Wikipedia
    • Ali Zafar — Urdu Wikipedia
    • Ali Zafar — Wikidata
    Cite this page

    islam.museum contributors. “Ali Zafar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ali-zafar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-06.

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    Badshahi Mosque

    A mosque in Lahore, dated to 1671 CE.