Habib Wali Muhammad passes away at 90

Trained by Ustad Latafat Ali Khan, Habib rose to fame after the release of his song “Lagta nahi hai dil mera”

KARACHI: Famed singer Habib Wali Muhammad passed away on Thursday at the age of 90, after being treated for his illness in Los Angeles for the past few days, Express News reported. 

Born in 1921 in Rangoon - present day Myanmar, Habib's family later moved to Mumbai. Though he belonged to an industrialist family, he always showed keen interest in music. He also won a singing competition in Mumbai which had more than 1,200 participants. His family later moved to Pakistan in 1947.

Habib was trained by Ustad Latafat Ali Khan in formal singing and rose to fame after the release of his song “Lagta nahi hai dil mera” which was a poem of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Other famous songs of Habib include “Kab mera nasheman ahl-e-chaman” and “Gulshan mein gawara karte hain”.

He also sang numerous patriotic songs as well as a few tunes for the film industry.