Bari Nizami | |
Birth Name: | Sheikh Muhammad Saghir |
Birth Date: | 1937 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Gojra (now Toba Tek Singh District), British India |
Origin: | Faisalabad, West Punjab (Pakistan) |
Death Place: | Faisalabad, Pakistan |
Genre: | Qawwali, Folk |
Occupation: | Songwriter and lyricist |
Associated Acts: | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Noor Jehan Ghulam Ali (singer) |
Bari Nizami was a lyricist from West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab).[1] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Noor Jehan and Ghulam Ali sang his qawwalis and songs.
Barri Nizami (Birth Name: Sheikh Muhammad Saghir son of Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad) was born on 26 December 1937 in Gojra in British Punjab.[1] Gojra now falls under Toba Tek Singh District of West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab).
He had become friends with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
He died on 14 May 1998 due to lack of money for his treatment, as he was very poor.[2]
His most popular lyrics sung by the legend of Qawwali, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are below:
His poetry was published by a journalist jamil Siraj, Book Name is "QADRAAN".