Malika Pukhraj

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Malika Pukhraj (Urdu: ملكہ پکھراج ) (born 1912 - 2004) was a highly popular singer of Pakistan. Malika Pukhraj who was coached by Ustad Allah Buksh (father of Bare Ghulam Ali Khan) joined Maharaja Hari Singh’s court when she was only 8. Over the next 8 decades she captivated her audience with her command over the singing genres of Thumri, Ghazal, Bhajan and folk Pahari Geet. Malika Pukhraj received the Presidential Pride of Performance Award and the legend of Voice from All India Radio in mid-1980s. Tahira Syed, one of Malika Pukhraj’s daughters, emerged as a well-known singer in her own right. Malika Pukhraj, who was born in Jammu area of Kashmir, passed away in Lahore where she was buried in her family graveyard.

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