Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (Urdu: احمد غلام علی چھاگلہ; 31 May 1902 – 5 February 1953) was the musician who wrote the score for the national anthem of Pakistan, (Qaumi Tarana) in 1950.[1] He was born in 1902 into a prominent Karachi family. His father, Ghulamali Chagla was the third elected president of the municipality of Karachi, serving from 1921 to 1922.[2] Ahmad Chagla attended the Sindh Madrassat-ul-Islam in Karachi and took lessons in classical Indian music in 1910 and western musical composition in 1914.

References

  1. AGC HOME. akchagla.com (2011). Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. (in English) Official website, City District Government of Karachi. "Elected Presidents". Retrieved 2006-04-18.