Khursheed Ahmed Bayan - Video Bayan and MP3 Audio

Alhaj Khursheed Ahmad was a legendary Naat Khawan from Pakistan. He started to recite Naats when he was only a few years old, and by the time of his death he had recited thousands of Naats. He used to proficiently recite Naats not only in Urdu, but also in other languages such as Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashto and Sindhi. The melody of his voice and the unique way of reciting attracted numerous people towards him and soon he had become a famous Naat Khawan. Al-Haaj Khursheed Ahmed was born on January 1, 1956 in Rahim Yar Khan. He acquired his basic schooling from Abbasi Primary School and passed Matriculation examination from the Colony High School. Then he did Diploma in Commerce from Government Commercial Institute. In 1973, he shifted to Karachi and joined Radio Pakistan as a typist. The same year he participated in a Naat competition in Dow Medical College and won 'First Position' in that contest. Mr. Mehdi Zaheer introduced him to Radio as a Naat Khawan and he started reciting Naats in 1968. In 1978, Pakistan Television held a Naat competition for the first time and he secured First Position there, too. His most famous naat among the people and the one which accelerated his fame was "Zameen-o-Zaman Tumhare Liye". The Naat “Yeh Sab Tumhara Karam Hai Aaqa” was liked very much not only in Pakistan but also all over the world. After reciting this Naat, he became even more popular among the people of Pakistan. He was the first Pakistani Naat Khawan to recite Naats throughout the world – United States, Japan, Switzerland, Yemen and France, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Canada and other countries. He was honoured with the Nigar Award, a prominent Film Award of Pakistan, for his outstanding Naat reciting skills. He was also awarded with Pride of Performance Award from the Government of Pakistan in 1995. He recently passed away in Karachi due to brain hemorrhage.