Pashto afghan Singer Ahmad Zahir

• Ahmad Zahir (Pashto/Persian: ???? ???? - A?mad Zahir; 14 June 1946 � 14 June 1979) was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. He is considered an icon of music in Afghanistan and is sometimes called the "King of Afghan music". Almost all of his songs are in Persian and based on well-recognized Persian poems, while a few are in Pashto and English