caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place aliases label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
ahmad zahir years before his death 14 june 1979 salang , parwan province 1967 -- 1979 kabul , kingdom of afghanistan afghanistan elvis presley afghan center music , aj musik , emi , music ahmad zahir solo_singer 14 june 1946 harmonium guitar , electric guitar , combo organ , piano , accordion , farfisa , acoustic rock , pop ahmad zahir
 ahmad toryalai zahir singer , songwriter , composer
ahmad zahir

ahmad zahir -lrb- -- `` aḥmad zāhir '' ; 14 june 1946 -- 14 june 1979 -rrb- was a singer , songwriter , and composer from afghanistan .
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among his fans , he is considered an icon of afghan music and is sometimes called the `` king of afghan music and afghan star elvis '' .
his songs are mostly in dari and based on persian poems , although a few are in pashto and english .
zahir composed and performed rock and pop music , in a similar style to elvis presley .
today , he is regarded as one of the greatest persons in afghan culture and history .
