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Naghma (singer) (Shaperei (Fairy)) was born on 1964 in Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan, is an Afghan singer. Discover Naghma (singer)'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 60 years old?
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Shaperei (Fairy) |
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60 years old |
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1964 |
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Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan
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Naghma (singer) Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Naghma (singer) height not available right now. We will update Naghma (singer)'s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Naghma (singer) Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Naghma (singer) worth at the age of 60 years old? Naghma (singer)’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. She is from Afghanistan. We have estimated Naghma (singer)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Singer |
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Timeline
Naghma Shaperai (Pashto: نغمه ښاپېرۍ, born 1 January 1951 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan singer who started her career in the early 1980s.
Naghma was born as Shaperai (Pashto: ښاپېرۍ meaning Head Fairy) on 1 January 1951 in Kandahar Afghanistan, She was the eldest daughter in a family of five boys and three girls.
Her father's name was Syed Suleiman Shah a Persian speaking and her mother is Bibi Mashala Pashto speaking It was confirmed by Naghma herself.
Her father died when Naghma was five years old.
As a young girl, she developed an interest in music.
At sixteen she moved to Kabul with her paternal uncle.
She continued her secondary education at Rabia Balkhi Lece where she was performing in the girl's band as a vocalist.
A year before finishing her high school she married Mangal, an already popular Pashto singer from Laghman Province, and left school to advance her musical career.
They were instant celebrities, recording hits that are famous to this day.
Her early songs were based on southern Afghan music, most of which were folkloric in nature.
Eventually they settled in Islamabad, Pakistan.
There, they became very successful with an enthusiastic crowd of Afghan exiles who were nostalgic for their native music.
Their financial situation by this time had improved significantly.
She sang along her ex-husband, Mangal, during the 1980s and early 1990s.
Naghma sings mostly in Pashto, but has also recorded in the Dari Persian language.
She is considered to be folklore female artist in Afghanistan and continues to be the voice and face of Pashtun traditional music.
In 2000, they left Pakistan and immigrated to the United States.
The couple connected with the Afghan community of Northern California.
Naghma remarried after her divorce to a man from Logar Province.
In March 2014, she became the first Afghan to receive the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and the Pride of Performance, the highest Pakistani Presidential Awards handed to artists, sportsmen, scientists and writers.
It was a proud moment for Naghma who has always been a strong voice for the Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Naghma encourages Afghan refugees to try and go back to Afghanistan through her aid work and music to rebuild the country.
She has recorded over 500 songs in a period of 32 years in Afghanistan, Pakistan and also in the United States.
