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Rahim Shah
Also known as	Rahim Shah
Born	April 3, 1974 (1974-04-03) (age 35)
Origin	NWFP, Pakistan
Genres	Pop Bhangra
Occupations	Singer Musician
Years active	1999 - Present
Labels	Fire Records

Rahim Shah (Pashto/Urdu: رحیم شاہ) is a Pakistani pop singer. He started from Peshawar, NWFP, and is currently based in Karachi, Pakistan. He sings in Urdu, Punjabi and his native Pashto language^[1]. In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother's name. He recently disclosed his original name on ARY Qtv, which is Muhammad Rahim. He is the most notable Pakistani pop idol of Pashtun (Pathan) background.

Contents 1 Early years and personal life 2 Audience in India 3 Singles 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Early years and personal life

Rahim Shah, also knows as Muhammad Rahim Shah, was born on April 3, 1974 supposedly in Karachi, Pakistan.^[2]. Swat is his ancestral home, he speaks his ethnic language Pashto fluently. In 2004, Rahim underwent a public hair transplant procedure in Karachi, Pakistan, which he openly talked about on television for the purpose of educating others.^{[citation needed]} He is very close to his parents especially his mother.

[edit] Audience in India

Rahim Shah attracted the attention of an Indian audience with his song "Pehli Tu Kabhi Kabhi Gham tha", a tune which was sung in Pashto by renowned Pashto singer Haroon Bacha. This was later re-copied by Indian singer Altaf Raja. Rahim Shah still has somewhat of a fan base in India.

[edit] Singles

• Bewafa
• Danga Datha
• Ghum
• Chhum Chhum
• Channa
• Jhula (he especially sung this song for his mother as he loves his mother a lot)
• Payal
• Ghanam rangi
• Mama Dey (2009)

Rahim's favorite singers are Salman Alvi, Nayyara Noor and Sonu Niigam. He has interest in welfare work and is working for UK based charity KORT (Founded by his close friend Mohd Akhtar for Kashmir earthquake victims)He said about his short hair that "better singer is known by his cheerful/sweet vocals/sound not by his long hair".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

His albums are as follows:

• Ghum - debut (1999)

• Saba Ru (2001)

• Laila

• Peera

• Channa (2003)

• Pyar Nahin Milta (2004)

• Yarana (2005)

• Chercha (2007)

• Maa'ma Dey (September 2009)

[edit] External links

*Rahim Shah Fan Club

• Official website of Rahim Shah

[edit] References

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