Remembering renowned Qawwal Aziz Mian on his 21st death anniversary

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MULTAN: 06, DECEMBER, 2021: Remembering legendary famous Qawwal 'Aziz Mian' on his 21st death anniversary today (Monday).
He was born as Abdul Aziz on April 17, 1942 in Delhi, British India. The exclamation, Mian, which he often used in his Qawwalis, became part of his stage name.
Aziz Mian began to introduce himself as Aziz Mian Mairthi. The word Mairthi refers to Mairath, a town in India, from which he migrated to Pakistan in 1947.
Mian's break-out performance was in 1966, when he performed before the Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi. He won first prize and a gold medal from the Shah of Iran.
In the early days of his career, he was nicknamed Fauji Qawwal (meaning “Military Qawwal”) because most of his early stage-performances were in military barracks for army personnel.
He was also a contemporary of Sabri brothers. In 1989, the government of Pakistan awarded him with the Pride of Performance medal.
Late Aziz Mian is also credited with performing the longest commercially released qawwali, hashr ke roz yeh poochhoonga, which runs to slightly over 115 minutes.
Aziz Mian died from complications of hepatitis in Tehran, Iran on December 6, 2000 and buried in Multan. (04)

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