| Sher Miandad Khan | |
| Birth Name: | Sher Miandad |
| Alias: | Cukoo |
| Birth Date: | 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Pakpattan, Pakistan |
| Occupation: | Qawwali, folk music |
| Years Active: | 1996 – present |
| Awards: | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023 |
Sher Miandad Khan (ur|شیر میانداد خان) (born 1968), is a Pakistani qawwal and a folk singer.
He was born in Pakpattan, Pakistan and started his qawwali group in 1996. He adopted qawwali singing as his family tradition and belongs to Qawwal Bacchon gharana (School of Music). His grandfather Din Mohammad Qawwal (Dina Qawwal) was a renowned qawwal of India and Pakistan.[1] He learned music from his father Ustad Miandad Khan.
He is a cousin of renowned qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Sher Miandad is the younger brother of another popular Pakistani qawwal Badar Miandad also known as Badar Ali Khan Qawwal.[2]
He has given his qawwali performances of sufiana kalam at many international music fairs and shows including in the United States, Switzerland, India and Singapore. Sher Miandad and his qawwali group has performed for Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan.[2] [1] His qawwali group has performed in Geneva, Switzerland and Oslo, Norway and have won some international music awards also. Sher Miandad has a keen following in Europe, America and India.[1] [3]
After a live concert in 2016, Sher Miandad is quoted as saying:
"Sufi music can act as a balm to heal the wounds, which our society is suffering from at the moment as a result of extremism and sectarianism".[3]
Some of his Naats are:
Some of his Qawalis are: