Kishwar Sultan
Kishwar Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kishwar Sultan Khan 14 May 1936 |
| Died | 27 September 2002 (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Peshawar |
| Other names | Kishwar Sultana |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1951 – 1991 |
| Spouse | Tariq Mehmood (husband) |
| Children | 3 |
| Honours | Pride of Performance (1979)[1] |
Kishwar Sultan was a Pakistani classical singer and a film playback singer.[1] She was a leading voice in Pashto folk music and did playback singing for films.[2][1]
Early life
Kishwar was born in 1926 at NWFP during British India.[3] Kishwar parents were singers her father Chaudhary Roshan Khan and her mother Bakht Nissa also her aunts were singers Mehr-un-Nisa, Chishti Chaman Jan and Sabr-un-Nisa were associated with the field of music.[4] Kishwar was trained in music education from Farah Sher Shama, Sohbat Khan Baba and Rafiq Shinwari.[1]
Later her husband trained her in basic education making her understand to read and write Pashto and Urdu.[3]
Career
Kishwar Sultan started singing on Radio Peshawar in the 1951 and she recorded her first recorded song Ya Illahi Rawalay Yao Zal Guli Khandan which written by the poet Gulistan. Kishwar's distinctive, emotional voice, rich with soz and dard (sadness), quickly made her a favorite among listeners.[5][6]
In 1965, she was transferred to Lahore and she sanged many songs for army to boast their moral and for her moral support in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and events of Kashmir.[4]
n 1971, Kishwar Sultan moved permantely to Peshawar from Mardan and she begin to sing on Radio and Pakistan Television, her fame spread throughout Pakistan and her songs Hoy Tappe and Loba got very popular in every household then some filmmakers also offered her to sing in their films and included her songs in their films.[1][7][8]
She also did live performances and sanged many songs on television.[9] In 1975, she recorded a song Ruk Da Meenay Noom Sha Dagha Hall Ta Chi Nazar Kri Sook in the Pashto film Deedan which was written by Ustaz Amir Ghulam Sadiq.[10]
In 1979, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with Pride of Performance for her contributions to the Music Industry.[1]
In 1980s, she sanged many songs on PTV musical programs and music shows.[4]
In 1991, she sanged a remix of her own old song Zar Sham Maida Maida Maida Maida, Qurban Sham Warray, Warra Warra Raza on Radio Pakistan. Then she retired and went to live with one of her son at Mardan.[3]
Personal life
She married her cousin Tariq Mehmood a singer and the couple has three children including two sons and one daughter. Kishwar both sons are singers Wahiq Tariq who died at a very young age and Khalid Khan.[4] She trained her daughter Janana in a similar style and she became a well known singer in 1970s.[3]
Death
Kishwar Sultan died at the age of 66 on September 27, 2002, in Peshawar, Pakistan.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dara Khayber | Pashto |
| 1973 | Mailmah | Pashto |
| 1975 | Baghi | Pashto |
| 1975 | Deedan | Pashto |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Radio & Music | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ کشور سلطان". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ The Herald - Volume 30, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 192.
- ^ a b c d e "پشتو گلوکارہ کشور سلطان انتقال کر گئیں". Pakistan Television Corporation. 2002.
- ^ a b c d "Majeedullah khalil Interviewing Kishwar Sultan", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 2025-09-30, retrieved 20 March 2020
- ^ Shankar's Weekly - Volume 27, Part 2. University of Michigan. p. 22.
- ^ Pakistan Quarterly - Volume 15. Pakistan Publications. p. 259.
- ^ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan - Volume 19, Issues 1-17. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 8.
- ^ Accessions List, South Asia - Volume 9, Issues 8-12. E.G. Smith for the U.S. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 1009.
- ^ South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings - Issue 5. University of Wisconsin--Madison. South and Southeast Asia Video Archive. p. 74.
- ^ The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent. Taylor & Francis. p. 791.
External links
- Kishwar Sultan discography at Discogs