Raheem Shah

Rahim Shah is a Pakistani pop singer, composer and music producer, predominantly working in Pashto music industry.

He sings primarily in Pashto, however he has also created songs in Urdu and Punjabi.

Early life
Rahim Shah was born on 3 April 1975 in Karachi, Sindh to a Tirmizi syed Pashtun family, with his paternal roots in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother's name. He recently disclosed his original name, which is Muhammad Rahim, on ARY Qtv.

Career
Rahim Shah's solo career began in the late 1990s with successful singles. Ghum album containing the single Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha was particularly successful.

Audience in India
Shah attracted the attention of Indian audience with his 1999 song Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha.

According to a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan, "Ghum is not Rahim Shah's personal composition. It is a Pashtun folk song or tappa, sung by famous Pashtun singer, Haroon Bacha. Rahim Shah translated the "tappa" into Urdu and changed the arrangement." This was later completely copied by Indian singer Altaf Raja.

Albums
Dheerey Dheerey (1999)
 * Ghum (2000)
 * Sadma Bewafa Ka (2001)
 * Saba Ru (2002)
 * Laila
 * O Peera
 * Jhoola (playground swing) (song dedicated to Rahim Shah's mother, also written by him)
 * Channa (2002)
 * Pyar Nahin Milta (2009)
 * Yarana (2009)
 * Allah Hoo Allah ( 2010)
 * Charcha (2010)
 * Maa'ma Dey (2011)
 * Hello Hum Lallann Bol Rahe Hain (2012)
 * Gul Jana (2013
 * Bad Times (TV Series) (2016)

Film career

 * Pakistani film Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002) (playback singer)
 * In 2011, Rahim Shah announced at Peshawar Press Club that he would play a lead role in a Pashto language film which would also depict the true Pakhtun culture.

In June 2020, Rahim Shah tested positive for COVID-19, self-isolated himself and asked his followers to pray for his fast recovery.