Amjad Parvez

Amjad Parvez
Amjad Parvez
امجد پرویز
	British India
Died	3 March 2024 (aged 78); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	Writer, singer
Known for	Writing many books on musicians and history of music in Pakistan
Awards	Pride of Performance Award in 2000 by the President of Pakistan

Amjad Parvez (

Urdu: امجد پرویز; 28 March 1945 – 3 March 2024) was a Pakistani engineer, writer, and singer.^[1]

Parvez served as chief engineer, general manager, vice-president and managing director of Nespak (National Engineering Services Pakistan).^[2]^[3]

Background

Amjad Parvez was born in

Allama Iqbal.^[2]

Parvez completed his basic education at Central Model School, Lahore in 1960. He then joined Government College, Lahore (GCU) and University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET) from where he graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1967. After joining UET in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, he proceeded to the University of Birmingham, UK, in 1968, where he qualified for a master's degree in Quality and Reliability Engineering in 1969 and a Doctorate in Engineering Production in 1972.^[2]

Parvez died in Lahore, Pakistan on 3 March 2024, at the age of 78. His funeral was held the following day.^[4]

Career

Parvez served Nespak (National Engineering Services Pakistan) for nearly 30 years, rose to the positions of general manager and Vice President, and retired as managing director and President in 2005. During his tenure as managing director, he brought in a significant annual amount of business for Nespak.^[2]

After retirement from Nespak, Parvez joined as professor at UET responsible for teaching and research at graduate and post-graduate levels in its Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department. He also set up a consulting company for UET namely 'Engineering Services UET Pakistan Limited (ESUPAK)'. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the Head of Department for Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lahore. He was a visiting faculty member at Lahore Leads University.^[2]

Music

Parvez had a passion for music since his childhood.

Khayal form.^[3] Parvez performed both light, semi-classical music and classical music songs.^[5]

Parvez had also been associated with

UAE, Bahrain, Myanmar and India.^[5]

Writings

Parvez's writings were widely recognised.[1] He wrote a regular column reviewing books for The Nation (Pakistan), daily newspaper in Lahore, Pakistan for the past three decades of his life.^{[citation needed]}
His writings were collected in two volumes: ‘Symphony of Reflections’ (2006), and 'Rainbow Of Reflections' (2011). Both books were published by Jahangir Books, Lahore.^[6]
Parvez also spoke and wrote on music. His book titled 'Melody Makers of the subcontinent' covers 47 music composers of India and Pakistan from the 1950s to 1980s. It was published by Sange-Meel Publications, Lahore in 2012.^[1]

Awards and recognition

Gold Medal Award by the President of Pakistan for writing the best technical paper for the Institution of Engineers, Pakistan, in 1977^[2]
Dr. A. Q. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institution of Engineers, Pakistan in 2009^[2]^[7]
Pride of Performance Award in 2000 by the President of Pakistan.^[8]^[1]

Bibliography

Symphony of Reflections 2006. (Jehangir Books, Lahore) ^[1]
Rainbow of Reflections, Jahangir Books 2011.^[6]
Melody Makers of the subcontinent, Sange-Meel Publications 2012.^[2]
Melody Singers 1 (English) Sange-Meel Publications 2015
Melody Singers 1 (Urdu) Sange-Meel Publications 2017
Melody Singers 2 (English) Sange-Meel Publications 2019
Rainbow of Reflections (Under Print)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f REVIEWS: A potpourri of creativity Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 September 2006, Retrieved 1 July 2022
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "The present government needs to convince their parliamentarians to support construction of Kalabagh and other dams". Jworld Times (magazine). 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Arts: Learning classical music Dawn (newspaper), Published 7 August 2005, Retrieved 1 July 2022
^ "Singer Dr Amjad Parvez dies". Dunya News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dr Amjad Parvez – Pakistani singer". Gulf News.com website. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Takhleeq and Takhleeqkaar in a literary-musical evening with Amjad Parvez". Daily Times (newspaper). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "Awards conferred upon former MD of NESPAK". National Engineering Services Pakistan. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ "Book launch: 'Literature reviews missing in Urdu press". Dawn (newspaper). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

External links

UAE is fertile ground for Urdu singers,
Gulfnews.com

[dawn-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f REVIEWS: A potpourri of creativity Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 September 2006, Retrieved 1 July 2022

[jworld-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "The present government needs to convince their parliamentarians to support construction of Kalabagh and other dams". Jworld Times (magazine). 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[dawn.com-3] Arts: Learning classical music Dawn (newspaper), Published 7 August 2005, Retrieved 1 July 2022

[4] "Singer Dr Amjad Parvez dies". Dunya News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[gulfnews-5] "Dr Amjad Parvez – Pakistani singer". Gulf News.com website. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[dailytimes-6] "Takhleeq and Takhleeqkaar in a literary-musical evening with Amjad Parvez". Daily Times (newspaper). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[nespak-7] "Awards conferred upon former MD of NESPAK". National Engineering Services Pakistan. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[dawn.co-8] "Book launch: 'Literature reviews missing in Urdu press". Dawn (newspaper). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

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2010s	(2010) (2010) (2010) Zulfiqar Ali (2010) (2010) (2010) (2010) (2010) (2010) (2010) (2010) (2011) (2011) (2011) (2011) S. Amjad Bukhari (2011) (2011) S.H. Qasim Jalali (2011) (2011) (2011) Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu (2011) (2011) Ustad Muhammad Alam (2011) Ustad (2011) Wazir Afzal (2011) Zafar Kazmi (2011) (2011) (2012) Mohsin Gillani (2012) (2012) (2012) (2012) (2012) Rahat Naveed Masud (2012) (2012) (2012) (2013) Muhammad Ajmal Khan (2013) (2013) (2013) (2013) (2013) (2013) Shahid Abdullah (2014) Ustad Shafiquz Zaman Khan (2014) (2014) (2014) (2014) (2015) (2015) (2015) (2016) (2016) (2016) (2016) (2016) (2016) (2017) (2017) (2017) Rashid Mehmood (2017) (2017) (2017) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2018) (2019) (2019) (2019) (2019) (2019) (2019)
2020s	Deeba (2020) Ghulam Mohiuddin (2020) Sahir Ali Bagga (2020) Waris Baig (2020) Ghulam Abbas 2020 Saieen Zahoor (2020) Fareed Ayaz (2020) Sarmad Sehbai (2021) Resham (2021) Khalid Masud Gondal (2021) Muhammad Javed (2022) Hafeez Tahir (2023) Sangeeta (2023) Sher Miandad Khan (2023) Ustad Tafu (2023) Anjuman (2023)

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