Muslehuddin (composer)

For other uses, see Muslih ud-Din.

Moslehuddin
Born
Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin

(1932-10-27)27 October 1932
Bengal Presidency, British India
Died6 August 2003(2003-08-06) (aged 70)
England
Occupation(s)Music composer/director for films, stage and television with Pakistan TV and BBC
Years active1950s – 1960s, 1970s (Film, TV and stage) to 1990s (mainly TV and stage)
EducationMaster of Commerce degree in commerce and economics
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Notable workZindagi mein aik phal bhi; Raat saloni aayee; Raat chalee hai jhoom kay. Akasher Oi Miti Miti (Bengali).
SpouseNahid Niazi
ChildrenFeisal Mosleh, Nermin Mosleh (Nermeen Parry)
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1969
Won Nigar Award in 1960

Moslehuddin (born Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin; 27 October 1932 – 6 August 2003; also spelled Muslehuddin) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He composed music for sixteen Lollywood films besides contributing to Pakistan Television, the BBC, Bengali music and stage and TV shows.[1]

At the young age of sixteen, he started his career as a composer. He married Nahid Niazi in Lahore, Pakistan, on 10 January 1964.[2]

His wife was a very prominent Pakistani singer who worked with all of the top music directors in Pakistan before and after their marriage. In PTV shows like Kaliyon Ki Mala (the first children's TV music programme in Pakistan started under the name Padma Kee Mouje by Moslehuddin in 1964), Moslehuddin and Nahid Niazi both sang, produced and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for this children's show[3]

Music composer Moslehuddin with his playback singer wife Nahid Niazi in Pakistan under studio night light c. 2000
  1. ^ "Profile of Muslehuddin". Cineplot.com website. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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