Sardar Ali Takkar
Sardar Ali Takkar is a Pashto singer and composer who brings poetry by Ghani Khan and other Pashtun writers to listeners through songs, ghazals and performances.
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- From
- Takkar village, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Born
- July 15, 1956
- Work
- Singer, composer and broadcaster
- Studied
- Mechanical engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar
- Breakout
- Singing Ghani Khan’s poetry at a 1982 college event
- Based
- United States
Mini bio
How it started.
Takkar grew up in Mardan and trained as a mechanical engineer in Peshawar. He sang for friends during university before a 1982 evening devoted to Ghani Khan at Edwardes College gave him a wider audience. Recordings of that performance circulated on cassette and reached music shops.
Poetry at the center.
His music returns to Pashto poetry, especially Ghani Khan, alongside writers such as Khushal Khan Khattak and Ajmal Khattak. He moved to Afghanistan in 1984, where he broadened his repertoire and built an audience on both sides of the border.
A song for girls’ education.
As a member of Voice of America’s Deewa Service, he composed Bibi Shereena after a conversation with colleague Behroz Khan following the attack on Malala Yousafzai. Malala’s fondness for the song led to an invitation to perform it at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on December 10, 2014.
Where to listen now.
Based in the United States, he shares music through his official artist channel and streaming catalog. His 2025 and 2026 uploads include Pashto ghazals and the Persian song Naara Zad Ishq.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music and performance
- 2026Naara Zad IshqSinger, official video
- 2025Mula Aw GhaniSinger, official video
- 2014Bibi Sherena, Nobel Peace Prize ceremonyComposer and performer
Broadcasting
- 2014Voice of America, Deewa RadioMusic producer and broadcaster
Awards
Quotes
Let’s give art and culture another chance. Let’s bury the past.Sardar Ali Takkar, Arab News
Speaking to guests during his 2019 return to Mardan, as reported in a May 10 interview.
Trivia
- He trained in mechanical engineering before music became his public career.
- His first album grew out of cassette recordings of a college performance rather than a planned studio debut.
- Malala Yousafzai’s affection for Bibi Shereena helped bring him to the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
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