Malika Pukhraj

Malika Pukhraj (Punjabi, Urdu: ملكہ پکھراج) (1912 – 2004) was a highly popular Ghazal and folk singer of Pakistan.

[2][1] 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.

[4] Malika Pukhraj was born in Hamirpur Sidhar to a Singer family of professional musicians.

[1] Malika Pukhraj was married to Shabbir Hussain, a junior government official in the Punjab, and had six children including Tahira Syed, also a singer in Pakistan.

[1] Her funeral procession started from her residence at West Canal bank, and the ceremony was held in the house of her eldest son.