Aziz Mian
"Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" Aziz Mian Qawwal | |
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| Birth name | Abdul Aziz |
| Also known as | Shahenshah-e-Qawwali Aziz Mian Meeruthi |
| Born | 17 April 1942 Delhi, British India |
| Died | 6 December 2000 (aged 58) Tehran, Iran - (buried in Multan, Pakistan) |
| Genres | Qawwali, Ghazal |
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| Instrument | Harmonium |
| Years active | 1966 – 2000 |
| Labels | EMI Pakistan, Oriental Star Agencies, Columbia Records |
Aziz Mian Qawwal (Urdu: عزیز میاں قوال) (17 April 1942 – 6 December 2000) was a Pakistani traditional qawwal famous for singing ghazals in his own style of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia. He holds the record for singing the longest commercially released qawwali, Hashr Ke Roz Yeh Poochhunga, which runs slightly over 115 minutes. Aziz is known by sobriquets :"Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (King of Qawwali), "Fauji Qawwal"(Military Singer), since his early performances were often in army barracks, and "the Nietzschean Qawwal".