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Munni Begum (Nadira Begum) was born on 1946 in Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency British India, is a Pakistani ghazal singer. Discover Munni Begum's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Nadira Begum
Occupation Ghazal singer
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign
Born 1946, 1946
Birthday 1946
Birthplace Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency British India
Nationality India

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Nadira Begum, better known by her pseudonym title, Munni Begum is a Pakistani vocalist and ghazal singer.

1946

Munni Begum was born Nadira Begum in Murshidabad (now in West Bengal, India) in 1946.

The third child of seven children.

She first started taking music lessons from the famous singer Ustad Khwaja Ghulam Mustafa Warsi.

It was this music teacher who gave her this professional name due to her small size and young age.

Subsequently, she studied in the school of music for three years, and thereafter, she launched her career.

1950

Her parents migrated from India to East Pakistan in the early 1950s.

East Pakistan later became independent Bangladesh.

1970

Munni Begum began her career as a singer in Karachi, Pakistan in the 1970s.

1971

She studied in PAF Shaheen School, Dacca; however, she moved to Karachi, West Pakistan due to Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

1976

She released her first album of ghazals in 1976.

Then she sang many more hit ghazals and thus became a renowned ghazal singer of Pakistan.

In her news media interviews, she always was quick-witted and bold.

Even though Urdu language was not her mother tongue, she showed a remarkable talent for choosing ghazals with simple language.

This was very effective and became one of the reasons of her popularity among common people.

The other reasons for her popularity were that she had a voice characterized by its clarity and strength.

1980

In the 1980s, Munni Begum's rise coincided with the rapid growth of a then new technology, the cassette tape.

Cassette tape prices were cheap compared to the old technology of vinyl records.

On top of that, Munni Begum had a rich voice with many shades.

She also was a good harmonium player.

Munni Begum was married in the 1980s which resulted in a divorce in 1998.

She has two daughters, Muniba Hasnain and Minara Umer, and one son Syed Mohammad Asad Ali.

2016

As of 2016, she lives in Chicago, United States and does not perform regularly.

As for Munni Begum's hit ghazals, the list is very long.

Some of these are: