voc, AF, Kabul
Singer / Composer
Nainawaz (Pashto/Dari:) (also known as Ustad Nainawaz) Fazel Ahmad Zekrya is a renowned Afghan artist, poet and composer of music under the name of "Nainawaz". Nainawaz was one of the nine sons of a well known politician, poet, writer Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria from the Barakzai ruling family. Nainawaz has one son, Amir Khisrow Zekrya, and one daughter Sahar Zekrya Aman, married in 1985 to Ehsan Aman a singer from Helmand Province son of famous engineer Muhammad Aman. He was also the mentor and teacher of Ahmad Zahir, the well-known Afghan singer.