Ahmad Zahir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ahmad Zahir

Afghan singer

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1946

Place of Birth: Kabul, Afghanistan

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1979

Profession: writer, composer, singer, musician

Nationality: Afghanistan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ahmad Zahir (Persian: ???? ?????, 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was a musician, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan.
His songs were mostly in Dari language (Persian) and Pashto.
He was the first and only superstar in Afghanistan as his appeal crossed all boundaries of age, class, language, and regions.
Besides being a pioneer of rock and pop music in Afghanistan, he experimented and performed almost all styles of music, including Indian classical music, Iranian, English, Qarsak, Qataghani and Logari. Among the people of Afghanistan, he is considered an icon of Afghanistan music and is widely regarded as the "Greatest Afghan Singer of all time" or the "Elvis of Afghanistan", and reclaims immortal fame due to his contributions and influence on music in Afghanistan.