Sabir Zafar

Sabir Zafar
Born (1949-09-12) 12 September 1949 (age 75)
Kahuta, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan
OccupationLeading poet and lyricist in Pakistan, wrote songs for many Pakistani films, singers such as Nazia Hasan, Sajjad Ali, Ali Azmat and his band Junoon, as well as many successful TV drama serials
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
Notable worksHai Jazba Junoon Tau Himmat Na Haar written for the 1996 Cricket World Cup - Sung by Junoon
Notable awardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the Government of Pakistan in 2010, PTV Award (Pakistan Television Corporation Award) in 2002 for Best Lyricist

Sabir Zafar is a leading poet and lyricist in Pakistan. He has written songs for many Pakistani films, and pop singers, such as Nazia Hasan, Sajjad Ali, Ali Azmat and his band Junoon, as well as many successful TV drama serials. He was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the Government of Pakistan in 2010.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ List of civil award winners (Sabir Zafar's award info) Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 August 2009, Retrieved 18 April 2019