Musical artist
Sadiq Fakir (Urdu: صادق فقیر) (Sindhi :صادق فقير ) born on 20 March 1964, in Diplo, Pakistan[1] was a singer and performer of Sindhi music from Sindh, Pakistan.
Early life
He belonged to the Manganhar tribe, and was born to Faqir Faiz Muhammad Manganhar.[2] His early education was from Mithi.[citation needed] He received musical training from his maternal uncle Hussain Fakir. He sang at the school functions and later at weddings in Thar and other parts of Sindh.[citation needed]
Education
Sadiq Faqir received his primary education in his hometown.[citation needed] Later his family settled in Mithi where he got further education. He did his master's degrees in Physical education and Sindhi literature.[3]
Career
He started his career as a singer from Radio Pakistan, a section of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. And then his songs telecasted from Pakistan Television Corporation.[4] His postgraduate degree was in Sindhi literature. He also had several Sindhi music albums to his credit.[5]
He died in a road accident on 26 Feb. 2015 in Saudi Arabia while he was on his way to perform Umrah in Mecca.[6] Sadiq Fakir was born singer and he was also considered as a folk singer. He too sang the prominent poets of Sindh like Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Sachal Sarmast Shaikh Ayaz and Ustad Bukhari.[4] He performed and got appreciation in Dubai, India, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia.[1] Sadiq Fakir served as high school teacher at Government High School Mithi City. He was rewarded with Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award, Sachal Sarmast Award and Mai Bhagi Awards.[4] Sadiq Fakir's two sons Nazakat Ali and Rahat Ali are good singers as well.[7]
Death
Sadiq Fakir died on 26 February 2015 in Saudi Arabia.[8]
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