Noor Jehan (1926–2000) was a Pakistani singer and actress. Jehan was born in Kasur on 21 September 1926. She died in Karachi on 23 December 2000, at the age of 74.
The output is classed under Indian film music, qawwali and classical music. The active career dates from 1930.
The honours on record include Pride of Performance, Member of the Order of Excellence and Nigar Awards.
Jehan married Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and Ejaz Durrani. She had two recorded children, Zille Huma and Nazia Ejaz Khan. She is recorded as following Islam. The recorded cause of death is heart failure.
Reference coverage runs to 32 language editions, the clearest available signal of how widely Noor Jehan is read.
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