Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla
احمد غلام علی چھاگلہ
Background information
Born(1902-05-31)31 May 1902
Karachi, British India
OriginKarachi, Pakistan
Died5 February 1953(1953-02-05) (aged 50)
Karachi, Pakistan[1]
GenresModern classical
Occupation(s)Musician, writer
Years active1922–1953

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (Urdu: احمد غلام علی چھاگلہ; 31 May 1902 – 5 February 1953) was a Pakistani musical composer who famously wrote the music for the national anthem of Pakistan in 1949.[1] A scholar and writer, he was also an active member of the Theosophical Society.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b c Akhtar Balouch (14 August 2015). "The seven long years when Pakistan did not sing its national anthem". Dawn. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Khadim Hussain Soomro in Sabiah Askari (ed.), Studies on Karachi: Papers Presented at the Karachi Conference 2013, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2015), p. 75

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