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Rahim Shah (Pashto: رحيم شاه); born 12 December 1975) is a Pakistani Pashtun pop singer composer and music producer.

Rahim Shah
Background information
Birth name	Muhammad Khan[1]
Born	(1975-12-12) 12 December 1975 (age 46)
Origin	KPK, Pakistan
Genres	Pop Music of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Occupation(s)	Singer musician
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Fire Records Sound Master

He sings primarily in Pashto, however he has also created songs in Urdu and Punjabi.[1][2][3]

Early life

Rahim Shah was born on April 3, 1975. A Pashtun (Yusufzai tribe) with his father coming from Swat. However, he was reportedly raised and educated in Karachi.[1]

In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother's name. He recently disclosed his original name, which is Muhammad Rahim, on ARY Qtv.[1][4]

Career

Rahim Shah's solo career began in the late 1990s with successful singles. Ghum album containing the single Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha was particularly successful.[1][5]

Audience in India

Shah attracted the attention of Indian audience with his 1999 song Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha.

According to a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan, "Ghum is not Rahim Shah's personal composition. It is a Pashtun folk song or tappa, sung by an anonymous singer. Later famous Pashto singer, Haroon Bacha, also sang it, but the credit goes to Rahim Shah who translated the "tappa" into Urdu and gave it his own arrangement."[1] This was later re-copied by Indian singer Altaf Raja.[1]

Discography

Albums

• Ghum (1999)[5][1]
• Sadma Bewafa Ka (2000)
• Saba Ru (2001)
• Laila
• O Peera
• Jhoola (playground swing) (song dedicated to Rahim Shah's mother, also written by him)[6]
• Channa (2003)
• Pyar Nahin Milta (2004)
• Yarana (2005)
• Charcha (2007)
• Maa'ma Dey (September 2009)
• Hello Hum Lallann Bol Rahe Hain (2010)[7]
• Gul Jana (2011)
• Bad Times (TV Series) (2014)[7]

Film career

• Pakistani film Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002) (playback singer)[7]
• In 2011, Rahim Shah announced at Peshawar Press Club that he would play a lead role in a Pashto language film which would also depict the true Pakhtun culture.[3]

In June 2020, Rahim Shah tested positive for COVID-19, self-isolated himself and asked his followers to pray for his fast recovery.[8]

References

External links

• Official website

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