Ajam Khan

Ajam Khan

Mahbubul Haque Khan (28 February 1950 – 5 June 2011), best known as Azam Khan, was a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, record producer, and lead singer for the pop-rock band (Uccharon). He was also a freedom fighter. He took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He is considered to be one of the greatest artists in the history of Bangladeshi folk musicBorn and raised in Dhaka, he had been interested in music since his childhood and ultimately began his music career in his hometown with the group (Trinity Artist Group) in 1967. He took part in the 1969 mass uprising, against the Pakistani army. In 1971, inspired by his father, he and his brothers took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He was trained in Meghaloy, India. He fought in the Sector 2, under Major Khaled Mosharraf. In mid-December, 1971 he came back from the camps and started his music career again. He founded the pioneering rock band "Uchcharon", along with his friends Nilu (lead guitars) and Mansoor (rhythm guitars), Sadek (drums). They first appeared on Bangladesh Television in 1972. They got commercial success with the hit "Rail Liner Oi Bostite" in 1975. Releasing more hit songs in the 1970s, like "Alal ar Dulal", "Saleka Maleka" and "Papri Keno Bojhena". Khan died in June 2011 from oral cancer in Dhaka. His contribution to the music industry, brought him the second highest civilian honour award "Ekushe Padak", which he was awarded posthumously in 2019 and also earned the honorific nicknames "The Pop Samrat" (The Pop Emperor) and "The Rock Guru".

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