Siddiq Ismail Explained

Siddiq Ismail
Birth Date:10 February 1954
Birth Place:Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality: Pakistani
Known For:Hamd and Na`at reciter
Awards: Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1985)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan (2013)

Siddiq Ismail (born 10 February 1954 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Hamd and Na`at reciter and has made appearances for over 50 years on Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan.[1]

Career

Siddiq Ismail belongs to the Memon community. His parents migrated from India to Pakistan in 1947 after the Partition of India. He started his career at the age of 6 at a local mosque in Old Town, Karachi. He suffered from poliomyelitis at an early age and became physically handicapped. In 1965, he joined Radio Pakistan program Bachon ki Dunya. Since then, he has been selected regularly for Hamd-Naat recitation on various radio and TV shows in Pakistan.

He has received various awards internationally and nationally and was placed on the list of '500 Influential Muslims'.[2]

"Siddiq Ismail has performed in the presence of presidents, prime ministers, governors, chief ministers and foreign dignitaries."[2]

Some popular naats

Awards and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://arynews.tv/en/mehfil-e-naat-first-death-anniversary-haji-abdul-razzaq-yaqoob/ Mehfil-e-Na'at on first death anniversary of Haji Abdul Razzaq Yaqoob
  2. Web site: Ismail, Al-Hajj Siddiq (Siddiq Ismail profile). The Muslim 500 website. 5 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Profile of Siddiq Ismail. Urduwire,com website. 2 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005063428/http://www.urduwire.com/people/Siddiq-Ismail_148.aspx . 5 October 2012. dead.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqYawViayRU Naat by Siddiq Ismail on YouTube
  5. https://www.brecorder.com/2013/03/23/112080/sindh-governor-decorates-28-recipients-with-civil-awards/ Sindh Governor decorates 28 recipients with civil awards (Siddiq Ismail receives Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award for 2013 on Business Recorder (newspaper)
  6. http://www.dawn.com/news/742068/abida-parveen-aleem-dar-among-winners-posthumous-awards-for-manto-mehdi-hassan Abida Parveen, Aleem Dar among winners Posthumous awards for Manto, Mehdi Hassan (list includes Siddiq Ismail)
  7. https://hamariweb.com/islam/siddiq_ismail_naats_nc14.aspx Siddiq Ismail Pride of Performance Award info on hamariweb.com website