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Obaidullah Jan Kandaharai (Pashto/Dari: [1]), or simply known as Obaidullah Jan, was a Pashto singer from Kandahar, Afghanistan.[2] He was popular among the Pashtuns in southern Afghanistan and in Quetta, Pakistan. ^{[citation needed]} He brought some new style to traditional Pashto music and was considered a classical singer. He recorded many albums with lyrics written by Sayed Abdul Khaliq Agha, a famous Pashto poet from Kandahar, Afghanistan. The lyrics were sometimes relating to Islam and Afghanistan. ^{[citation needed]}

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Obaidullah Jan Kandahari عبيدالله جان کندهاری
when Obaidullah was young.
Background information
Birth name	Obaidullah Jan Kandahari
Born	5 May 1951 Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died	25 February 1983 Spin Boldak, Afghanistan
Genres	Ghazals, Classical
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Dhol, Dilruba
Years active	1970s and early 1980s

Obaidullah Jan's songs are enjoyed by many of the Pashtun diaspora around the world, especially the Pashtuns from the Kandahar-Quetta region and those living in Karachi, Pakistan. ^{[citation needed]} He was also recognized by other Afghans who understood Pashto language. ^{[citation needed]}

Death

During the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Ubaidullah Jan was secretly crossing the Durand Line into Pakistan with two females when he was murdered by a rogue commander of Ismatullah Muslim.[2] It is believed that Ubaidullah Jan was about 32 years old at the time of death, and that the killing was over proceeds relating to his music. He was buried by Ismatullah Muslim's followers at an unknown place, but very likely somewhere in the Spin Boldak District of Kandahar Province.

See also

• List of Afghan singers
• List of Pashto-language singers

References

External links

• عبیدالله جان کندهاری obaidullah jan kandahari on YouTube
• عبیدالله جان کندهاری ای دخزان باده زوی مړی ګل ګولاف.. on YouTube
• عبیدالله جان کندهاری زه دهوغو نه یم جی دنورو دی غولام سمه.. on YouTube
• عبیدالله جان کندهاری محبوبی نازنینی مخ لڅ که در پوړنی on YouTube
• عبیدالله جان کندهاری ښایست دی په ګلشن او لاله زار اور لګوی بیشکه په ګولانو دګلزار اور لګوی on YouTube
• عبیدالله جان کندهاری چوخه دمصطفاده سلام ته بی ور ځمه on YouTube
• Video of Obaidullah Qandahari on YouTube
• Facebook – Obaidullah Jan Kandahari

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