Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (; 31 May 1902 – 5 February 1953) was the musician who wrote the score for the national anthem of Pakistan, (Qaumi Tarana) in 1950. He was born in 1902 into a prominent Karachi family. His father, Ghulamali Chagla was the third elected president of the municipality of Karachi, serving from 1921 to 1922.  Ahmad Chagla attended the Sindh Madrassat-ul-Islam in Karachi and took lessons in classical Indian music in 1910 and western musical composition in 1914.

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Category:1902 births
Category:1953 deaths
Category:Pakistani musicians
Category:People from Karachi