Tahira Syed

Tahira Syed
طاہرہ سيد
TV personality
Tahira Syedطاہرہ سيد TV personality
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1968 – present
Labels	Radio Pakistan
Spouse	Naeem Bokhari (m. 1975; div. 1990)
Children	Hasnain Bokhari (son) ; Kiran Bokhari (daughter)
Parent(s)	Malika Pukhraj (mother) ; Shabbir Hussain (father)
Relatives	Asif Habibullah (son-in-law)

Tahira Syed (in

Pahari.^[2]^[3]

Early life

Tahira Syed was born in Lahore to a vocalist

Punjabi, government official and writer.^[4]

Syed obtained her primary education from the

Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, but later dropped out of the college.^[2]

Syed began singing, aged 12, to please her mother. After two years of rigorous classical music training by Akhtar Hussain,^[3] Syed was instructed in geet and ghazal by her mother.^[4] Her final teacher, Nazar Hussain, taught her voice modulation and raggi (singing using the throat).^[4]

Music career

Syed first appeared on air in 1968–1969 on

Best Female Playback Singer.^[3]

Syed continues to perform at diverse events such as a "ghazal evening" in

Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.,^[7] and at the Faiz International Festival in Lahore.^[8]

Naeem Bukhari for 15 years (1975-1990) before their separation and divorce; they had two children.^[9] She is a well-known personality in Pakistan and occasionally speaks publicly at art and literature events.^[10]

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1972	Nigar Awards	Best Playback Singer	Won	Mohabbat	^[2]
1982	Nigar Awards	Best Singer	Won	Nigar Awards Committee	^[11]
1994	PTV Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	Herself	^[2]
2013	Pride of Performance	Award by the President of Pakistan	Won	Herself	^[2]

References

^ "Nurturing the tradition of music". The Hindu. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Pride of Pakistan:Tahira Syed". Daily Times. 12 September 2022.
^
ISBN 978-1-4691-9159-1
.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Adnan, Ally (2 January 2015). "I find gossip about me mildly amusing". The Friday Times. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". Scribd. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ Kahnzada, Raja Zahid Akhtar (19 June 2019). "Tahira Syed performs in Dallas". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "SOLD OUT: A tribute to Faiz featuring Tahira Syed in concert @ Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia [7 May]". philly.carpediem.cd. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 November 2015). "A trip down 'melody' lane with Tahira Syed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Tahira Syed Dreams". www.thefridaytimes.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "All set for literature gala starting on February 5". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
Nigar Weekly
(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

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Best Female Playback Singer

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Mala (1962)

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Mala (1965)

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Runa Laila (1968)

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Noor Jehan (1971)

Tahira Syed (1972)

Nayyara Noor (1973)

Naheed Akhtar (1974)

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Noor Jehan (1976)

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Hadiqa Kiani and Saira Naseem (1995)

Shazia Manzoor and Saira Naseem (1996)

Humaira Channa and Azra Jehan (1997)

Shazia Manzoor and Saira Naseem (1998)

Mehnaz and Azra Jehan (1999)

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[TheHindu-1] "Nurturing the tradition of music". The Hindu. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[DailyTimes-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Pride of Pakistan:Tahira Syed". Daily Times. 12 September 2022.

[sheikh2012-3] 
ISBN 978-1-4691-9159-1
.

[adnan2015-4] Adnan, Ally (2 January 2015). "I find gossip about me mildly amusing". The Friday Times. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[5] "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". Scribd. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[6] Kahnzada, Raja Zahid Akhtar (19 June 2019). "Tahira Syed performs in Dallas". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[7] "SOLD OUT: A tribute to Faiz featuring Tahira Syed in concert @ Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia [7 May]". philly.carpediem.cd. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[8] Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 November 2015). "A trip down 'melody' lane with Tahira Syed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[9] "Tahira Syed Dreams". www.thefridaytimes.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[10] "All set for literature gala starting on February 5". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[11] Nigar Weekly
(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

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