A. Hameed

A. Hameed
Shaikh Abdul Hameed a.k.a. A. Hameed
Background information
Also known asA. Hameed
Born
Shaikh Abdul Hameed

1924 (1924)
Amritsar, Punjab, British India (present-day India)
OriginPunjabi
Died20 May 1991(1991-05-20) (aged 66โ€“67)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Music director
InstrumentPiano
Years active1957 โ€“ 1991
Formerly of

A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 โ€“ 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director.

He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day Bollywood) and later worked in Lollywood, the Pakistan film industry originally based in Lahore. The first Pakistani film he worked as a director was Anjaam (1957), however he earned his recognition in Pakistani film industry as a music composer.