Ali Haider (singer)

For other people with the same name, see Ali Haidar (disambiguation).

Ali Haider
Born (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 57)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OriginKarachi
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Television host
  • Actor
  • Fashion designer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Years active1988–present
LabelsMystic Records-Saregama-EMI
Websitealihaiderofficial.com

Ali Haider (Urdu:علی حیدر, born 22 September 1967) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, fashion designer and television host.[1]

He had a number of hit songs in the 1990s, including Poorani Jeans, which appears on his 1993 album Sandesa.[1][2]

Personal life

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He married in 2006.[3] After the death of his young son in 2009, Ali Haider quit making music for some time and turned to religion.[2][4]

Career

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Music

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He began his music career in 1988 and gained popularity in the 1990s.

In 2012 he returned to mainstream music after a three-year break following the death of his son, a period during he was mainly involved in Islamic music, singing hamd and naat.[4][2]

Acting

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He became an actor in the mid-1990s, with roles in PTV dramas such as Tum Se Kehna Tha.

He acted in a Pakistani film, Chalo Ishq Larain, released in 2002.

In 2013 he returned to TV with the sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai.[5]

Fashion design

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He has been designing under his own clothing label Qarar.[2]

Hosting

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Having previously hosted religious TV shows on different channels, in 2021 he became the host of his own The Ali Haider Show, running on American channel NTV Houston.[6]

Discography

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Studio albums

Year Album name
1988 Jane Jan Sun
1989 Chahat[2]
1990 Tarang
1991 Qarar[2][3]
1993 Sandesa
1994 Sanwala Saloona
1994 Zalim Nazron Se
1995 Dastaan
1996 Jania
1998 Mahi[2]
1999 Saiyyaan
2000 Jadoo
2002 Chandni Raatein
2003 Tera Naam Liya To...
2006 Purani Jeans (Remixes)[1][2][4]
2007 Jaanay Do[2]
2009 Stop and Think ...?
2009 Moula Dil Badal Dey
2010 Shor Hai Mehshar Ka
2011 Kee Jana Main Kaun (written by the 18th century Sufi poet Bulleh Shah)[2][4]
2012 Asgharam Aei Noor
2012 Main Hoon Ghlulam-e-Ali
2012 Ya Mustafa Ya Mustafa
2013 Bachpan Ki Badami Yadein[7]
2013 Jaanay Do
2013 Salam Arz-e-Karbala
2014 Purani Jeans 2
2014 Yaad-E-Muhammad
2014 Pyason Ki Yaad
2017 Kee Jana Main Kaun, Vol. 01
2018 Yareman

Compilation albums

  • The Best of Ali Haider

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role
2002 Chalo Ishq Larain

Television

Year Title Role Channel Ref
1995 Tum Se Kehna Tha Bilal PTV
2012 Faslay Hain Darmiyan TV One [8]
2013 Ek aur Ek Dhai ARY Digital [9]

Telefilm

Year Title Role Channel Ref
1995 Chand Sa Mukhra PTV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Irfan Ul Haq (21 April 2021). "Singer Ali Haider is back in action with a new show (Ali Haider Show for NTV Houston)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Debarati S Sen (13 April 2013). "I don't mind being called a 'one-hit wonder': Ali Haider". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "KARACHI: Ali Haider decides to marry". Dawn (newspaper). 16 April 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "I lost music after the loss of my son: Ali Haider". The Times of India. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Ali Haider makes a comeback in acting with new sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai!". Reviewit.pk website. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ ul-Haq, Irfan (21 April 2021). "Singer Ali Haider is back in action with a new show". Dawn News.
  7. ^ "People are comparing it to Purani Jeans: Ali Haider". Hindustan Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Ali Haider – Biography & Dramas List". www.dramasplanet.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Ali Haider makes a comeback in acting with new sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai!". Reviewit.pk website. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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