Zil-e-Huma
Zil-e-Huma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1944 Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (father) |
| Relatives | Sonya Jehan (niece) Sikander Rizvi (nephew) Musa Ali Butt (grandson) |
Zil-e-Huma (
Urdu: ظلِ ھُمہ) (26 February 1944 – 16 May 2014) was a Pakistani singer and daughter of Noor Jehan.[1]
Early life
Born to
Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.[4]
When she was a child, her parents divorced. Her father demanded the family's studio Shahnoor Studios, in return for her custody in the divorce court and was given custody of the studios.[4]
Career
Growing up with her mother in
Karachi, singing and music became her passion but during her childhood, her mother Noor Jehan refused to allow her to undergo training in music.[4]
In the early 1990s, after having decided to make music her profession, she commenced formal education in music under
Pakistan Television.[4]
Personal life
At an early age, she married a jeweler, Aqeel Butt, and settled down to a married life. She has four sons, Mohammad Ali Butt,
Ahmed Ali Butt (lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band E.P. and a film actor), Mustafa Ali Butt and Hamza Ali Butt.[6][7] She eventually divorced her husband and decided to pursue a musical career.[4]
Illness and death
Huma died on 16 May 2014 at a Lahore hospital from end-stage kidney disease (chronic kidney failure) and diabetes mellitus; she was 70 years old.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (17 May 2014). "Zille Huma passes away". Dawn Newspaper.
- ^ "The mother behind the magic". The Express Tribune. January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Zil-e-Huma casts a spell on audience with her songs". Khaleej Times. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 21 Feb 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Adnan, Ally (2014-05-23). "Maah-e-Kunaan". The Friday Times.
- ^ Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories. Notion Press. p. 1.
- ^ Himāl: The South Asian Magazine, Volume 14. Lalitpur, Nepal : Himal Associates. p. 45.
- ^ Newsline, Volume 15. Newsline Publications. p. 107.
- ^ "Noor Jehan's daughter Zil-e-Huma passes away at the age of 70 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Singer Zil-e-Huma passes away". Daily Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Zil-e-Huma's leg amputated". Pakistan Today. December 18, 2021.
External links
- Zil-e-Huma at IMDb
- Picture of Zil-e-Huma