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Bilqees Khanum (Bilqees Khanum Begum) was born on 25 December, 1948 in Lahore, Garhi Shahu, Pakistan, is a singer. Discover Bilqees Khanum's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
| Popular As |
Bilqees Khanum Begum |
| Occupation |
Singer |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
25 December, 1948 |
| Birthday |
25 December |
| Birthplace |
Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Date of death |
December 21, 2022 |
| Died Place |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
Pakistan |
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Bilqees Khanum Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Bilqees Khanum height not available right now. We will update Bilqees Khanum's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Bilqees Khanum's Husband?
Her husband is Ustaad Raees Khan (m. 1980)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Husband |
Ustaad Raees Khan (m. 1980) |
| Sibling |
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| Children |
Hazoor Hussnain (son) - Farhan Raees Khan (son) |
Bilqees Khanum Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Bilqees Khanum worth at the age of 73 years old? Bilqees Khanum’s income source is mostly from being a successful singer. She is from Pakistan. We have estimated
Bilqees Khanum's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
singer |
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Timeline
Bilqees contracted a prolong illness from which she died in Karachi on 21 December 2022. She was laid to rest in the Wadi-i-Hussain graveyard after her funeral prayers were held at Bargah Khairul Amal mosque in Federal B area.
In 2008 she retired and went to live with her sons at Karachi.
In 1980 she married classical sitarist Rais Khan and she had two children. Both of her sons Hazoor Hussnain and Farhan Raees Khan, who live in Pakistan, are also classical sitar performers and her younger brother Mohsin Raza is a classical singer.
In 1978, she met the famous sitarist, Ustad Rais Khan, a maestro of Meewati Gharana, who was living in India at the time and was visiting Karachi for a concert. In 1980, they got married, and Bilqees Khanum moved to India with Rais. There she began to perform at concerts and on radio but in 1986 she along with her husband Ustad Rais moved back to Pakistan and again settled in Karachi.
She visited Karachi in early 1970s for a concert and decided to settle in Karachi. Later she recorded her first big hit for television Anokha ladla; a composition of Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan in Raag Darbari it's lyrics were penned by Asad Mohammad Khan it was presented for the first time in Amir Imam's program Sargam it was an instant hit.
Bilqees also did playback singing in forty films such as Tasvir (1966), Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan (1968), Guddo (1970), Farz (1973) and Nawabzadi (1979).
When television started in Lahore at that time Bilqees was already an established radio singer and didn't have to audition to get an opportunity on television. She started her singing career on Pakistan Television with a Punjabi song, and then went on to sing many national songs during the 1965 war.
In 1964 a friend of her father heard her singing and suggested to Bilqees that she should try singing in radio after three months she went to Radio Pakistan Lahore and gave an audition and later she got a call from Radio Pakistan that she was accepted and she joined as a chorus singer.
Balqis Khanum (25 December 1948 – 21 December 2022) was a Pakistani classical singer. Khanum was best known for her work in "New Life: New Life" (1968) and "Mele Sajna Di" (1972).
Bilqees was born on December 25, 1948 at Lahore, Garhi Shahu, Pakistan. Bilqees father named Abdul Haq was a furnituremaker and her mother was a housewife. She was the eldest sister among her seven siblings including five girls and two boys.
