28 Facts About Junaid Jamshed

Junaid Jamshed Khan was a Pakistani Islamic preacher, singer-songwriter and television personality.

In 2004, Junaid Jamshed left both his engineering and music careers and, after being influenced by the Tablighi Jamaat of Deobandis, focused on his religious activities for Islam and reciting nasheeds on TV and releasing them on CDs.

Junaid Jamshed was in Chitral for a Tablighi Jamaat mission and was returning to Islamabad.

Junaid Jamshed then entered the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore, where he took mathematics and physics before declaring his major in mechanical engineering.

In 1990, Junaid Jamshed gained a Bachelor of Science degree, graduating in mechanical engineering.

We looked around and then we thought of Junaid Jamshed, who was in a mediocre band and he was the best part about the band, he was a very good singer and with his good looks and great vocals, was the bona fide front man.

Junaid Jamshed maintained that his plans were to gain a degree in engineering to work for the Pakistan Air Force, initially he didn't want to have anything to do with music other than just treat it as a hobby.

In 1990, Junaid Jamshed graduated with an engineering degree, and worked in the air force as a civil contractor for a short time before resigning from the air force.

Around the same time, Junaid Jamshed signed his first acting contract for PTV's television miniseries, Dhundle Raste.

In 2000, Jamshed released his third album, The Best of Junaid Jamshed, which contained remixes of some of the hit singles of the Vital Signs era, though it captured the mix success.

The speculations soon died after Junaid Jamshed released his solo albums and continued world tours.

Junaid Jamshed became distant from Hyatt, who continued to work on producing music.

Theories regarding Junaid Jamshed began to arise in media, therefore media outlets hired some paparazzi to follow Junaid Jamshed.

Finally, Junaid Jamshed who had been out of practice from his engineering career for 20 years, announced that he would open a fashion-designing company with a close friend of his.

In 2004, Junaid Jamshed officially renounced music after announcing that he had devoted his life to Islam.

In 2007, in an interview in Chowk Magazine, Mansoor admitted that he was badly affected when Junaid Jamshed turned away from music:.

Junaid Jamshed had announced that he was quitting music after being convinced that it was 'Haram'.

When offered the role, Junaid Jamshed maintained that he will "shave his beard" for the film and the role for Junaid Jamshed was written by Mansoor.

Nonetheless, Junaid Jamshed did sing in some circles, privately, that is.

Junaid Jamshed was having so much fun singing, he was on a roll.

Junaid Jamshed was one of the last people to leave that evening.

In November 2014, Junaid Jamshed was accused of blasphemy and in December 2014, in a video message, he apologized for offending people and making mistakes.

In 1986, Junaid Jamshed earned a lot of publicity with the Vital Signs' hit rock song, Do Pal Ka.

Junaid Jamshed has been listed by The Muslim 500 as one of the "World's Most Influential Muslims" for his involvement in charity work, especially with the NGO Muslim Charity from 2003 until his death in 2016.

Junaid Jamshed was en route to deliver the Friday sermon at the Parliament mosque.

Junaid Jamshed is survived by his first wife, Ayesha, three sons, and a daughter.

On 15 December 2016, his funeral prayer offered in Moin Khan Academy, Karachi where Tariq Jamil led and Junaid Jamshed's fans attend the prayer.

In 2018, Junaid Jamshed was posthumously nominated for the nation's third highest civilian honour, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz.