| Abrar-ul-Haq | |
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| Born | July 21, 1968 |
| Origin | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Genres | Bhangra Pop Rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter Musician |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Sound Master Moviebox Kizmet Records Planet Recordz |
| Website | http://www.saharaforlife.org/ |
Abrar-ul-Haq (Urdu/Punjabi: ابرار الحق) (born July 21, 1968) is a Pakistani pop, bhangra and folk singer. On his first album "Billo De Ghar" his name appears as simply "Abrar". Before becoming a singer, he was a geography teacher at the Aitchison College in Lahore.
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He got his initial education from Gujrat and Rawalpindi. Took his Bachelor's degree from Sir Syed College (Rawalpindi) and acquired Master's degree in social sciences from Quaid-i-Azam University, (Islamabad).
He joined Aitchison College’s permanent faculty in 1996. He had to quit teaching to pursue his career in pop music; although he considers the day he joined Aitchison College the proudest day of his life but being the pop singer is also the proudest thing he has ever done.
He primarily sings in Punjabi which is the main language of bhangra genre, language of most populated province of Pakistan and Abrar's native language. He sings in Urdu too. His popular single "Sanu Tere Nal" is in English and Punjabi.
Abrar's first single "Billo De Ghar" was an instant hit along with his album. That song is still remembered today even though it was one of his oldest songs. According to his website more than 16 million copies of his debut album have been sold.
Recently, Abrar Ul Haq was asked to play a lead role in a Punjabi movie along with Gurdas Maan. Gurdas had been asking Abrar for a long time but Abrar refused because of personal issues.
He belongs to Jat clan of Kahloon based in District Narowal. His elder brother Maj (R) Israr ul Haq Kahloon is an active politician in Narowal District.
In late 2011, Jawad Kahloon (his first cousin) and Shahzaman collaborated with Abrar to launch a public service song entitled, Ki Karan Dai Ho (meaning, "What are you doing?") regarding the events unfolding in Pakistan.
In December 2011 it was reported that Abrar ul Haq had joined the Pakistani political party, Pakistan Tekreek e Insaf.[1]
Abrar caused some controversy with his Parmeen. He was criticized by the columnist Javed Chaudry for using the common female Pakistani name of Parveen in an odd way. This followed Chaudhry receiving a letter from a girl name Parveen that related the effects of the song on her life. The girl claimed that she had stopped attending college in Lahore because of harassment from male students. The case was taken to Pakistan's Supreme Court, which ordered Abrar to change the lyrics. He stated that he would abide by the court's decision.[2]
He is the founder and chairman of Sahara for Life Trust, a charitable organisation promoting health and education in remote areas.[3]
Recently, Abrar has teamed up with Gurdas Maan and Sukshinder Shinda in a Punjabi single called Collaborations. The song was an immediate success.
Abrar-ul-Haq has collaborated with Khiza on the album titled "Turning Point" by Khiza. Abrar has also collaborated with ADH which will NOT release on the album 'Taubah Taubah' but as a single. Veronica's album 'Sanam' will be releasing soon which will feature Abrar-ul-Haq produced by Rishi Rich. Abrar-ul-Haq's latest album called Sar Uthaaq Kay will be released in October 2010.
On 19 December, 2011 Abrar-ul-Haq started his political career by joining Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf.
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