Amjad Sabri
Amjad Sabri | |
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| Born | 23 December 1976 |
| Died | 22 June 2016 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Paposh Nagar Graveyard, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupations | Chorus singer (1992-1996) Lead Qawwali Singer (1996-2016) |
| Years active | 1985-2016 |
| Children | 5 children - Mujadid (son), Awn (son), Muhib (son) |
| Parent | Ghulam Farid Sabri (father) |
| Relatives | Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (uncle) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Sufi |
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Amjad Farid Sabri (23 December 1976 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani qawwali singer and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. The son of Ghulam Farid Sabri and a nephew of Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, both of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's prominent qawwali singers. He was assassinated in Karachi in June 2016 by terrorists of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP Hakimullah Mehsud group claimed responsibility, saying they had assassinated him "for blasphemy".