Muslehuddin (composer)
Moslehuddin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin 27 October 1932 |
| Died | 6 August 2003 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Music composer/director for films, stage and television with Pakistan TV and BBC |
| Years active | 1950s – 1960s, 1970s (Film, TV and stage) to 1990s (mainly TV and stage) |
| Education | Master of Commerce degree in commerce and economics |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Notable work | Zindagi mein aik phal bhi; Raat saloni aayee; Raat chalee hai jhoom kay. Akasher Oi Miti Miti (Bengali). |
| Spouse | Nahid Niazi |
| Children | Feisal Mosleh, Nermin Mosleh (Nermeen Parry) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1969 Won Nigar Award in 1960 |
Moslehuddin (born Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin; 27 October 1932 – 6 August 2003; also spelled Muslehuddin) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He composed music for sixteen Lollywood films besides contributing to Pakistan Television, the BBC, Bengali music and stage and TV shows.
At the young age of sixteen, he started his career as a composer. He married Nahid Niazi in Lahore, Pakistan, on 10 January 1964.
His wife was a very prominent Pakistani singer who worked with all of the top music directors in Pakistan before and after their marriage. In PTV shows like Kaliyon Ki Mala (the first children's TV music programme in Pakistan started under the name Padma Kee Mouje by Moslehuddin in 1964), Moslehuddin and Nahid Niazi both sang, produced and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for this children's show