Ali Haider (, born 22 September 1967) is a Pakistani pop singer and musician. He had a number of hit songs in the 1990s, including Poorani Jeans, which appears on his 1993 album Sandesa.
Personal life He married Sabeeka Haider in 2006 and has three children including singer Alishba Haider. After the death of his young son in 2009, Ali Haider quit making music for some time and turned to religion. His autobiography describes this phase of his life.
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.
In 2025, Haider collaborated with Ali Zafar to recreate the track "Zalim Nazron Se" for Zafar's album Roshni. They also performed the song at the 2025 Hum Awards in Houston, and filmed the music video in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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 Year Album name 1988 Jane Jan Sun 1989 Chahat 1990 Tarang 1991 Qarar 1993 Sandesa 1994 Sanwala Saloona Zalim Nazron Se 1995 Dastaan 1996 Jania 1998 Mahi 1999 Saiyyaan 2000 Jadoo (also known as Jadu - Dance 2 Trance) 2002 Chandni Raatein 2003 Tera Naam Liya To... 2006 Purani Jeans (Remixes) 2007 Jaanay Do 2009 Stop and Think ...? 2009 Moula Dil Badal Dey 2010 Shor Hai Mehshar Ka 2011 Kee Jana Main Kaun (written by the 18th century Sufi poet Bulleh Shah) 2012 Asgharam Aei Noor Main Hoon Ghlulam-e-Ali Ya Mustafa Ya Mustafa 2013 Bachpan Ki Badami Yadein Jaanay Do Salam Arz-e-Karbala 2014 Purani Jeans 2 Yaad-E-Muhammad Pyason Ki Yaad 2017 Kee Jana Main Kaun, Vol. 012018 Yareman Compilation albums The Best of Ali Haider
Filmography Film YearTitleRole2002 Chalo Ishq Larain Television series YearTitleRoleChannel Ref1995 Tum Se Kehna Tha Bilal PTV 2012 Faslay Hain Darmiyan TV One 2013 Ek Aur Ek Dhai ARY Digital Telefilm YearTitleRoleChannel Ref1995 Chand Sa Mukhra PTV
See also List of Pakistani musicians List of Pakistani actors
References
External links
Ali Haider official website