Salman Ahmad
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Salman Ahmad |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 12, 1963(1963-12-12) |
| Age | 61 |
| Birthplace | Lahore |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Birth City | Punjab |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Salman Ahmad Biography
| Name | Salman Ahmad |
| Birthday | Dec 12 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Lahore |
| Home Town | Punjab |
| Birth Country | Pakistan |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Spouse | Samina Ahmad |
| Children(s) | Sherjan Ahmad |
Salman Ahmad is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 12, 1963 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistani guitarist who is famous for his involvement in groups like Vital Signs and Junoon. He is also praised for his scientific and social activism.
The president was invited U.S. President He was invited by U.S. President Bill Clinton to speak at the Clinton Global Initiative panel in New York. to address his Clinton Global Initiative panel in New York.
Ahmad and his band Junoon suffered political censorship in Pakistan during the administration of Benazir Bhutto in the 1990s, partly due to a song denouncing political corruption. In 1998 during the administration of Nawaz Sharif, Junoon was again banned in Pakistan, because they protested against the nuclear power tests in India as well as their own country by saying, “Why escalate the arms race when people still need water? Why see our neighbors as enemies when we are so close to each other?”
He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his unique style of neoclassical playing in rock. An early engineer of the Vital Signs, he formed Junoon (lit. Obsession) in 1990 with American bassist Brian O’Connell and pioneered the Sufi influenced rock music in Pakistan. He started his activism in the mid- 1990s and has been involved in two BBC documentaries concerning the issues in Pakistan such as society, education, religion and science.
His wife and Samina have raised funds for refugees from Swat in 2009.
Salman Ahmad Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Salman Ahmad is one of the richest Guitarist from Pakistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Salman Ahmad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His career started as an artist in Vital Signs, whom he quit in 1990 to create Junoon.
He was an UN Goodwill Ambassador for the HIV/AIDS Programme, dedicated to making people aware about HIV throughout South Asia.
Salman Ahmad (Urdu: سلمان احمد , born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, and professor at the City University of New York.
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Who is Salman Ahmad Dating?
According to our records, Salman Ahmad married to Samina Ahmad. As of December 1, 2023, Salman Ahmad’s is not dating anyone.
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He has been teaching a class on music titled “Islamic Music and Culture of South Asia”, as a guest faculty at Queens College. This year, he started his second semester as a guest faculty. On 1 March 2008, Ahmad performed with Yale Strom (a world leading Klezmer artist) at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn Heights as part of another “Common Chords II” concert celebrating Muslim and Jewish Music. Together with Strom, Ahmad leads the multi-faith ensemble Common Chords, whose members include Chatterjee, dhol player Sunny Jain, bassist Mark Dresser, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz and others. In 2016, his new song “Kaise Bolun” from an upcoming Bollywood movie “Rhythm” starring Adeel Chaudhry has received enormous negative feedback from his fans on social media through showing their discomfort over song’s music and video. According to people, they never expected such kind of music from legendary Salman Ahmad.
Facts & Trivia
Salman Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Pakistan. Salman Ahmad celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.
In 2009, Ahmad and his wife Samina were involved in raising money for Swat’s IDPs.
Top Facts about Salman Ahmad
- Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician, born in Lahore.
- He is the founder of the band Junoon.
- Junoon has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
- Ahmad has collaborated with various international artists including Melissa Etheridge and Peter Gabriel.
- He is also a UN Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C.
- Ahmad has written two books: “Rock & Roll Jihad” and “Music & Diplomacy”.
- He received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz award from the Government of Pakistan in 2007.
- In 2019, he was appointed as a member of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Culture and Tourism in Pakistan.
- Ahmad is known for blending traditional South Asian music with rock music.
- He continues to be an influential figure in Pakistani music and culture today.