15 Facts About Naim Popal

Naim Popal was born on 18 June 1954 and is an Afghan singer, songwriter, and composer.

In 2006, Popal returned to perform for a New Year concert in Afghanistan after 30 years in exile.

Naim Popal was born on 18 June 1954, into a Popalzai family, in the Demazang district in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Naim Popal's father, Sayed Ahmad, worked at the Ministry of Energy while his mother, Rabia, took care of home duties.

Naim Popal is the middle child amongst five brothers and four sisters.

Naim Popal attended the high schools of Habibiya and Shahey Du Shamshera.

The name originated from a 1963 French film starring Alain Delon, whom Naim Popal had greatly admired in his youth.

The band consisted of Samey Khaluqi on drums, Nazer Baluch on bass guitar, Waqil Rawoufi on lead guitar, while Naim Popal served as the vocalist and keyboardist.

At the age of 18, Naim Popal arrived at Radio Kabul for auditions.

Naim Popal worked at Radio Kabul as a producer for one of their popular game shows, Musabequay Zeeni.

Naim Popal consequently decided to leave Kabul for the thriving Iranian music scene.

When Naim Popal arrived in Tehran, he met up with close friend and fellow musician Khalil Ragheb.

Naim Popal became a superstar in Iran and was cherished alongside the many elite singers of that time such as Googoosh, Dariush, Ebi and many others.

Naim Popal recorded two tapes during this era with Khalil Ragheb; they took turns singing and composing tracks on both tapes.

Naim Popal was the only Afghan singer who was entertaining families during the 1980s, the vast majority of other singers were still in Afghanistan, singing under the Communist Regime.