Aziz Mian
Aziz Mian Qawwal (Urdu: عزیز میاں قوال) (April 17, 1942 – December 6, 2000) was a Pakistani singer, most famous for his performing of Qawwalis. Aziz Mian was born as Abdul Aziz (Urdu: عبد العزیز) in Delhi, British India. The exclamation Mian, which he often used in his qawwalis, became part of his stage name. He began to introduce himself as Aziz Mian Mairthi. The word Mairthi refers to Meerut, a city in northern India, from which he migrated to Pakistan in 1947.
Aziz Mian Qawwal | |
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| Birth name | Abdul Aziz |
| Also known as | Aziz Mian Mairthi |
| Born | April 17, 1942 Delhi, British India |
| Origin | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | December 6, 2000 (aged 58) Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Qawwali |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter Musician Poet Philosopher Writer Scholar Sufi Researcher thinker |
| Instruments | Harmonium |
| Years active | 1966–2000 |
At the age of ten, he began learning the art of Qawwali under the tutelage of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan. He received sixteen years of training at the Data Ganj Baksh School of Lahore, and obtained a degree in Urdu literature from the University of Punjab, Lahore.