Age | 91 (age at death) |
Birthday | 1912 |
Birthplace | Jammu, British India |
Died | 2004 |
Place of Death | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Musician |
Malika Pukhraj (Urdu: ملكہ پکھراج) (1912–2004) was a highly popular Ghazal and folk singer of Pakistan. She was generally known as "Malika", meaning "The Queen", publicly. She was extremely popular for her rendition of Hafeez Jalandhri's nazm song, Abhi tau main jawan hoon ("I am still young"), which is enjoyed by millions not only in Pakistan, but also in India. Others among her popular numbers were Lo phir basant aaii, Quli Qutub's Piya baaj piyala piya jaey na, and Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Mere qatil mere dildar mere paas raho.