Jawad Ahmad

Jawad Ahmad is a Pakistani singer and musician. He is known for his song "Main Tenu Samjhawan Ki" sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. This song was recreated by Sharib-Toshi for Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

Biography

Jawad Ahmad was first seen by the world as a person who called attention to the transcendental existence of God through the song Allah Meray Dil kay Andar which essentially showed a way to inner peace, a path forgotten much long ago. The lyrical expression that he has used to portray his inclination towards Sufism bears traces of Iqbal, Ghalib and Faiz who are known to have emphasized on the same values so as to eradicate all barriers that hinder the establishment of a connection with God and differentiate amongst human beings by placing them into morbid categories of race and class.

"I was born on the 29th of September to parents who are both professors of Political Science. This has been an important determinant of the course that my life, and most importantly, my perception have taken. The insight that I gained into the lives that people lead all over the world makes me want to strive harder for a better system where inequality and illiteracy can be eradicated while health care systems and the general standard of living can be improved. However I strongly oppose subversive elements in the society and believe in reforming the system from within."

His career in Music is preceded by a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UET University of Engineering and Technology Lahore and active participation in various societies including the music and the literary society which he claims formed the basis of a serious consideration of adopting music as a career much later in his life after he had graduated and left the band named Jupiters.

It also comes of as a surprise, that while he has received no formal education in music, most of his songs are written and composed by him. He claims to be an ardent admirer and a student of Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Mehdi Hassan, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Tufail Niazi, Pathanay Khan, Hamid Aki Bela, Madam Noor Jehan, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosla, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kishore Kumar, Eagles, Elvis Presley,Mohammad Rafi, Micheal Jackson and Pink Flyod. He laments the absence of a formal institute in which music could be studied as a discipline as it is done so in India and most developed countries as well.

"I have trained myself through listening to these prestigious singers and first lesson that I learnt and always uphold is an uncompromising attitude towards producing good music. Once I had set this premise, I got inclined towards greater experimenting evident through my first two albums , the first having a Sufi tinge and second being somewhat commercial oriented. It has also made me a versatile singer in terms of wanting to use both Urdu and Punjabi expression in my songs which has been much appreciated by my listeners."...