Shahram Azhar
شاحرام عظہر Shahram Azhar | |
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Origin | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Genres |
Sufi Rock Pop |
Occupation(s) |
Singer Academic Activist |
Years active | 2006 – Present |
Labels | Fire Records (Pakistan) |
Associated acts | Laal |
Website | Official Band Website |
Shahram Azhar is a Pakistani Marxian economist, activist and singer. He is the former lead vocalist of Laal The Band. He has a masters from Warwick University and is a graduate of Lahore University of Management Sciences. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Economics, at the University of Massachusetts in USA. He also taught at NUST Business School and IQRA University in Islamabad to undergraduate students of economics for two years. He is often called the socialist singer of Pakistan.
Discography
Shahram has sung lead for Laal the band's debut album, Umeed e Sahar.
See also
- Laal
- Mahvash Waqar
- Taimur Rahman
- Haider Rahman
- Habib Jalib
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Urdu poets