| Ubaidullah Jan Kandaharai | |
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Ubaidullah Jan posing in 1970s |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ubaidullah Jan |
| Born | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Died | Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
| Genres | Ghazals |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1970s and early 80s |
Ubaidullah Jan Kandaharai, or simply known as Obaidullah Jan, was a prominent Pashto singer from Kandahar, Afghanistan.[1] He was popular among the Pashtuns in southern Afghanistan and in Quetta, Pakistan. He brought some new style to traditional Pashto music and was considered a classical singer. He recorded many albums with lyrics written by Sayed Abdul Khaliq, a famous Pashto poet from Afghanistan. The lyrics were sometimes relating to Islam.
Ubaidullah Jan was murdered by Ismatullah Muslim in the mid 1980s while crossing from Afghanistan to Pakistan.[1] It is believed that he was about 32 years old at the time of death. His songs are still very much enjoyed by many of the Pashtun diaspora around the world, especially the Pashtuns from the southern Afghanistan-Quetta region and those living in Karachi, Pakistan.