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TwitterBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Gulnar Begum [1934-1995] died of liver complications on October 1, 1995 after having been in coma for more than a week. About 8 years prior to that she had developed problems with her right eye. Severe eye pain forced her to say good bye to the music profession in the mid 1980s. Her real name was Gulnar Begum, but her brothers [Ajab Khan and Badar Khan] and sister [Bibi Begum] would call her Sherina, and her husband would call her Meeda. She was married to Ubaid Ullah Jan Marwat [also known as Haji Dilwar Khan]. Together they raised 3 sons [Javed, Jalil, and Saeed] and 3 daughters. Only one of her children completed University level education, obtaining an MA degree in Urdu. Gulnar Begum was actually the second wife of Ubaid Ullah Jan. His first wife, named Dilshad, was also a singer but none of her recordings are available. Dilshad was born in Larramo, a village located few miles from Peshawar on Charsadda road. Dilshad did not have her own children but raised Gulnar Begum's children because Gulnar Begum was very much busy with her music career. Gulnar Begum and Dilshad had very cordial relation, and Dilshad was the household head who managed household finances, including money earned by Gulnar Begum through her music career. Dilshad died two years after Gulnar Begum death. Anytime Gulnar Begum would need some money, she would ask Dilshad. Gulnar Begum's music journey started long before [for instance, she would sing in informal gatherings such as ...
Keywords: Yasmin, Khan, Badar, Munir, Liaqat, Major, Majeed, Pashto
