Rezwan Munawar
Rezwan Munawar Pashto: رضوان منور | |
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Born | January 1, 1964 |
Origin | Kunar, Afghanistan |
Genres | Folk music |
Years active | 1985–present |
Rezwan Munawar (Pashto: رضوان منور, born January 1, 1964 is a Pashto folklore singer who started singing in 1985.[1] He is ethnically Pashtun and belongs to Safi tribe originally from Mazar valley of Nurgal district of Kunar. He was born in Kuz Kunar district of Nangarhar province in 1964 where he also studied and graduated from Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan High School in 1981.[2]
Early life
In 1982 he started working as school-teacher in Ahmad Kot intermediate and then in Tawakal baba Intermediate School of Kuz Kunar district. He has also serviced twice in military as conscript.
During the years of Taliban in Afghanistan in 1993 he migrated to Pakistan. He got married in 1986 and currently has seven children, one female and six of them are male. He lives in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Career
When he migrated to Pakistan in 1993, developed his skills in music and also established a voluntary association of Afghan singers based in Pakistan, today he also heads an association of Afghan singers in Jalalabad.[3]