Nainawaz
| Fazl Ahmad Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Occupation | singer, poet, music composer |
| Nationality | Afghan |
Nainawaz (Pashto/Dari:نينواز) (also known as Ustad Nainawaz) Fazel Ahmad Zekrya is a renowned Afghan artist, poet and composer of music under the name of "Nainawaz". Nainawaz was one of the nine sons of a well known politician, poet, writer Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria from the Barakzai ruling family.[1] Nainawaz has one son, Amir Khisrow Zekrya, and one daughter Sahar Zekrya Aman, married in 1985 to Ehsan Aman a singer from Helmand Province son of famous engineer Muhammad Aman.[1] He was also the mentor and teacher of Ahmad Zahir, the well-known Afghan singer.