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Hadiqa Kiani

Hadiqa Kiani
حدیقہ کیانی
Hadiqa Kiani Pakistani Singer.jpg
Hadiqa Kiani, 2016.
Background information
Birth name Hadiqa Kiani
Born (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 42)
Origin Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Genres Pop, folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Philanthropist
Years active 1995–present
Labels Sound Master, Lips Music, Fire Records (Pakistan), Hi-tech Music
Associated acts Irfan Khan, Amir Zaki, and Atif Aslam

Hadiqa Kiani (Urdu: حدیقہ کیانی ‎) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. She has received numerous local and international awards and also has performed at the most prestigious venues in the world, including Royal Albert Hall and The Kennedy Center.

In 2006, Kiani received the highest Pakistan civilian award, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, for her contributions to the field of music. In 2010, she was appointed as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill ambassador, making her the first woman in Pakistan to a Goodwill ambassador to the United Nations.

In 2016, like Abida Parveen, Kiani was titled as one "Pakistan's Most Powerful and Influential Women" by the country's leading news group, Jang Group of Newspapers, as part of their "Power" edition.

Kiani was born in Rawalpindi as the youngest of 3 siblings, her older brother (Irfan Kiani) and sister (Sasha). Her father died when she was 3 years old. Her mother, poet Khawar Kiani, was the principal of a government girls' school. Seeing her musical ability, Khawar enlisted Kiani in the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. She received early education in music from her teacher, Madam Nargis Naheed.

While studying at Viqar-un-Nisa Noon Girls High School, Kiani represented Pakistan at international children festivals in Turkey, Jordan, Bulgaria, and Greece, winning various medals along the way and performing for thousands around the world. Kiani was also a part of Sohail Rana's children's program "Rang Barangi Dunya," a weekly musical on PTV.


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