Habib Wali Mohammad
| Habib Wali Mohammad | |
|---|---|
| Native name | حبیب ولی محمد |
| Born | 16 Jan 1921 Rangoon, Burma |
| Died | 4 September 2014 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Ghazal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, businessman |
| Instruments | Harmonium |
| Years active | 1934–2014 |
Habib Wali Mohammad (Urdu: حبیب ولی محمد) (January 16, 1921 – 3 September 2014) was a Pakistani ghazal and film playback singer.
Habib Wali Mohammad was born in 1921 at Rangoon to a conservative Memon family, which later moved to Mumbai. His family, Tabani, an industrial house has large business holdings in Pakistan.
During his childhood Habib Wali Mohammad often listened to Qawwali music. But due to economic and business reasons, he gave priority to academics.
He received his MBA from Syracuse University, New York in 1947, and then lived in Mumbai for about 10 years before moving to Pakistan. His brother Ashraf W. Tabani was the governor of the province of Sindh, Pakistan around 1988. He died on 3 September 2014 in Los Angeles, USA. The Tabanis belong to the Gujarati-speaking Memon community.
As a youth, Habib Wali received classical music lessons from Ustad Latafat Hussain, nephew of Ustad Fayyaz Khan. In college, he became active in the musical functions of Ismail Yusuf College, gaining the nickname 'Taan Sen'. He completed his bachelor's degree in Bombay.
In 1941, Habib Wali was awarded first prize in a Bombay music competition with 1200 contestants, including the singer Mukesh Chand Mathur. His winning performance was singing the ghazal of the last Moghul Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, Lagta Nahin Hai Jee Mera Ujray Diyar Mein.
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