Mehdi Hassan

Pakistani singer (1927–2012)
Person human Q395249
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Mehdi Hassan

Summary

Mehdi Hassan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Luna[2]. He was born on July 18, 1927[3]. He died in Karachi[4]. He died on June 13, 2012[5]. He worked as a singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month, #6,943 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Luna[2], Mehdi Hassan…
  • Mehdi Hassan died in Karachi[4].
  • Mehdi Hassan was born on July 18, 1927[3].
  • Mehdi Hassan died on June 13, 2012[5].
  • Mehdi Hassan held citizenship in Pakistan[8].
  • Mehdi Hassan held citizenship in British Raj[9].
  • Mehdi Hassan's professions included singer[6].
  • Mehdi Hassan received the Pride of Performance[10].
  • Mehdi Hassan received the Nigar Awards[11].
  • Mehdi Hassan received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz[12].
  • Mehdi Hassan received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz[13].
  • Mehdi Hassan's religion is recorded as Islam[14].
  • Mehdi Hassan is recorded as male[15].
  • Mehdi Hassan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Mehdi Hassan's genre is classical music[17].
  • The cause of death was infectious disease[18].
  • Mehdi Hassan's family name is recorded as Hassan[19].
  • Mehdi Hassan's given name is recorded as Q19825032[20].
  • Mehdi Hassan's official website is recorded as http://www.mehdihassan.com/[21].
  • Mehdi Hassan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Mehdi Hassan's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Mehdi Hassan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'مہدی حسن'}[24].
  • Mehdi Hassan's start of work period is recorded as 1957[25].
  • Mehdi Hassan's end of work period is recorded as 1999[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: PK[28]

  • Began / founded: 1927-07-18[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-06-13[30]

  • Genre(s): filmi, ghazal[31]

  • Community tags: filmi, ghazal[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bd0a20b2-ad1d-4440-ab22-e6dc71e6e199[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Mehdi Hassan's place of birth was Luna[2]. He was born on July 18, 1927[3].

Career and Affiliations

Mehdi Hassan's professions included singer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Pride of Performance[10], an award[34], in Pakistan[35], founded in 1958[36]; Nigar Awards[11], a group of awards[37], in Pakistan[38], founded in 1957[39]; Hilal-i-Imtiaz[12], an award[40], in Pakistan[41], founded in 1957[42]; and Sitara-i-Imtiaz[13], an order[43], in Pakistan[44], founded in 1953[45].

Personal Life

Mehdi Hassan's religion is recorded as Islam[14].

Death and Burial

Mehdi Hassan died on June 13, 2012[5]. He died in Karachi[4]. The cause of death was infectious disease[18].

Why It Matters

Mehdi Hassan ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month, #6,943 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Mehdi Hassan born?

Mehdi Hassan's place of birth was Luna[2].

Where did Mehdi Hassan die?

Mehdi Hassan died in Karachi[4].

What did Mehdi Hassan do for work?

Mehdi Hassan worked as singer[6].

What awards did Mehdi Hassan receive?

Honors received include Pride of Performance[10], Nigar Awards[11], Hilal-i-Imtiaz[12], and Sitara-i-Imtiaz[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . pardaphash.com. Retrieved . pardaphash.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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