Ali Haider (Urdu:علی حیدر, born 22 September 1967) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, fashion designer and television host. He had a number of hit songs in the 1990s, including Poorani Jeans, which appears on his 1993 album Sandesa.

Personal life

He married in 2006. After the death of his young son in 2009, Ali Haider quit making music for some time and turned to religion.

Career

Music

He began his music career in 1988 and gained popularity in the 1990s. In 2012 he returned to mainstream music after a three-year break following the death of his son, a period during he was mainly involved in Islamic music, singing hamd and naat.

Acting

He became an actor in the mid-1990s, with roles in PTV dramas such as Tum Se Kehna Tha. He acted in a Pakistani film, Chalo Ishq Larain, released in 2002. In 2013 he returned to TV with the sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai.

Fashion design

He has been designing under his own clothing label Qarar.

Hosting

Having previously hosted religious TV shows on different channels, in 2021 he became the host of his own The Ali Haider Show, running on American channel NTV Houston.

Discography

Studio albums Compilation albums

Filmography

Film Television Telefilm