Hidayatullah (1940 – 28 September 2019; sometimes spelled Hidayat Ullah, also known by honorific title Ustad Hidayatullah), was a Pakistani Pashto folk musician, playback singer[3] and touring artist who primarily sung multilingual songs in numerous regional languages such as Pashto, Urdu, Hindko, Punjabi, and in Persian language.
[5][6] After completing his matriculation, Hidayatullah was engaged in attending a weekly darbar of Mehfil-i-Sama where one of his spiritual teachers asked him to sing a Sufi song.
His prominent songs include "Yama Da Truck Driver" for Urbal and Nishta De Manzil Zama film.
As a singer, Hidayatulla predominantly worked for Pashto films such as Deedan, Ghazi Kaka, Orbal, Jawargar, Alaqa Ghair, and Da Pakhtun Tora.
[7] During his last days, he passed his life under extremely unstable events as he had not gained much popularity until his last songs were released, leading him to earn national recognition.