Jamal-ud-Din Faqir

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Jamal-ud-Din Faqir was a mystic singer from Sindh Pakistan. [1] He was born in 1952 at village Chhutan Wassan, near Bobi Station, near Sanghar. He also went to Rome to perform at the death anniversary of Jalal ud-Din Rumi in 2016. [2] He died on 26 June 2016 due to intestine problem in a private hospital of Hyderabad at the age of 64. [3]

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References

  1. "Sindh Express News Story".
  2. http://sindhipedia.org/Jamal-ud-Din_Faqir
  3. http://www.thesindhtimes.com/entertainment/renowned-sufi-singer-jamal-ud-din-faqir-passes-away/