Momina Mustehsan

At 32 years old, Momina Mustehsan has this physical status:

Momina Mustehsan (born 5 September 1992) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist, and social activist.

Mustehsan has risen to become one of Pakistan's most popular and high-profile celebrities.

In 2017, BBC named her one of the 100 most influential women, and Forbes included her on its "30 Under 30" Asia list, as well as nine other Pakistani women.

Mustehsan was named by the Stony Brook University in Quetta as one of the "40 most outstanding graduates" in the same year. Mustehsan was born in Quetta and raised in Islamabad, Mustehsan obtained a double majors degree in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from Stony Brook University in 2012.

Mustehsan came to fame as a co-singer and writer on Farhan Saeed's single "Pee Jaun" and later performed the popular song "Awari" in the Indian thriller film Ek Villain (2014).

She came to fame in 2016 when she made her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9, where she performed a variation of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen" with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and received critical praise.

Following her debut, she became one of Pakistan's most in-demand media stars, and the album became one of Pakistan's most viewed songs, with over 100,000 viewers.

In 2018 and the following year, Mustehsan released two singles, "Aaya Na Tu" and "Baari."

Both songs debuted on television and peaked on YouTube within 24 hours of their debut, and Mustehsan's career preceded her singing career, is a well-known celebrity endorser for brands and products, as well as humanitarian work.

She advocates for many causes, including education and mental health, and she is particularly vocal on topics such as the role of women in Pakistan and feminism.

Early life and background

Mustehsan was born in Quetta, Baluchistan, on September 5th, 1992, and was raised in Islamabad, although she also lived in New York, Paris, and Kyiv as a child. Huma Mustehsan, a doctor and father, is a retired Pakistan Army soldier and a recipient of the country's third highest honour and civilian award. Haider Mustehsan, a singer, has two siblings, including her brother Haider Mustehsan.

Mustehsan obtained her A'Level from Lahore Grammar School and later moved to the United States for higher education, completing a double majors degree in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the Stony Brook University in 2016. Her name was on the Dean's list at the time of her graduation.

Mustehsan was taught to play violin and sang in public for the first time in a choir of her grade school who had no formal music lessons. Mustehsan said that her teacher had asked her if she had something to show and had said, "I think you sing well." She revealed that she discovered she was interested in music after performing for the first time ever. In 2004, she became acquainted with the music for the first time, when she recorded her first cover of Irish singer Damien Rice's album "The Blower's Daughter." Despite having no experience with musical preparation, she was lauded at the time.

Personal life and social work

Mustehsan revealed her engagement on Twitter with Ali Naqvi, a California-based banker, in September 2016. In early 2017, the engagement was called off.

Mustehsan is a member of several charitable causes and organisations in Pakistan that promote women's rights. She speaks regularly in favour of education for girls and has been vocal on topics such as women's rights and gender equality. Mustehsan has also spoken out against mental illness and depression, and in 2017, she spoke about her personal experience with beating depression.

Mustehsan revealed in an online interview that she had donated all of her money from 2016 to make water-wells in Sindh's Thar desert. Mustehsan is considering a remote education service for children in rural Pakistan as well as a polio campaign. "I plan introducing distant education services for children in rural areas where there are no schools or a learning environment," she said in a chat show. To help children, we'll have learning videos that will be sent to the mosques in specific areas, along with projectors. They'll get it all, from making roties [bread] to understanding physics. Mustehsan was a member of the United Nations Women "Beat Me" campaign in 2017 that aimed to solve the country's domestic violence epidemic. Mustehsan spoke about feminism in Pakistan during the campaign, and he said, "All feminism has existed in Pakistan."

Mustehsan was in the Coca-Cola commercial in May 2018 (along with Sajal Aly, Ahad Raza Mir, Ali Rehman Khan, Sonya Hussain, Younis Khan, Ali Sethi, and Gul Panra). The aim of the advertisement was to raise funds for Edhi Foundation, a non-profit welfare charity, under the campaign "Eidi for Edhi" campaign. In addition to appearing, she recited a portion of the poem "Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua" in the Sindhi language for the advertisement. Mustehsan donated Rs. later today in the country's first live digital donation drive. The foundation has received 1 million (US$4,400) as a result. Mustehsan lends her assistance to the "Tolee Do" project, a non-profit right to education initiative headquartered in Tharparkar, during the same month.

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Career

Mustehsan released "Sajna" on their album Junoon 20 in Volume I, the song was written by Ali Azmat and was a bonus track on the album on album for Junoon's twentieth anniversary. She wrote the lyrics for the song "Pee Jaun" in 2012 and performed with Farhan Saeed. Mustehsan performed with Hamza Tanveer in 2015, and the song was also on display in Nescafé's Basement.

"I was approached by Soch and they wanted me to appear on their track without disclosing what it was for," she said, "I never met anyone in person." I made the song on my own in New York. After the track had been lined up for publication, the deal was signed." "I'm always working on new pieces," she said of her future ventures. Music is a passion for me, not a career. I have a lot of time on my hands... I might be working on a Pakistani project later this year. It's something I'm excited about.

Mustehsan recorded her debut song "Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay" for the romantic drama film Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay in 2016, and then became a featured artist in season 9 later this year. With a total audience of over 2.5 million viewers in one day, she and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's debut "Afreen Afreen" broke all previous Coke Studio records. She also performed "Main Raasta," a piece written by her, and "Tera Woh Pyar (Nawazishein Karam)" along with Junaid Khan and Asim Azhar respectively. "It's really overwhelming for me because these are classics for me," she said when commenting on her Coke Studio experience. It was a great honor for me. I was also very worried about something – I never get anxious for anything. "It was a pleasure when the songs were released."

Mustehsan said, "I don't want to pursue music as a career." Since I had no references, it was difficult to make a decision for me. "I don't believe the number of albums distinguishes a singer," and he said after me. I play music for myself, not for the masses. I'm not sure about being a celebrity or having people know or follow me."

She unveiled the anthem for the Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United in February 2017. In the single, titled "Cricket Jort Jory Pakistan," leading media outlets, The Express Tribune and Geo News slammed the heavy usage of auto-tune and the lack of substance. (Cricket Unites Pakistan). "Afreen Afreen" became the most viewed Pakistani origin YouTube video on November 3rd, leaving behind Atif Aslam's "Tajdar-e-Haram" and Imran Khan's "Amplifier" on Monday. For a second time in that year, she collaborated with the Coke Studio for a second time and released three songs, one of which was called the "Qaumi Taranah" (national anthem of Pakistan). She appeared with the other featured artists of the season in a performance. On August 14, activists sluggish to "win hearts." Strings' "Muntazir," her next song, was released. The album, which was released alongside debutante Danyal Zafar, has received rave reviews and became one of the season's most viewed songs. "Ghoom Taana" by Sufi rock was her last album, and it also featured the band Irteassh. Salman Ahmad wrote and produced both the original and the recreated versions, and the band Junoon's album Door was released in 2003 by the band Junoon. On its first release, the songs received mixed to favorable feedback, but Mustehsan and Irteassh were praised for their versatility in the film.

Mustehsan began 2018 with the song "Aaya Na Tu" in which she performed with Indian singer Arjun Kanungo. The single, written by Kanungo and written by Kunaal Vermaa, was released under the name Universal Music India. Mustehsan said the single was shot in Bangkok, and that it refers to "rejection, sadness, and the burden of genuine love." The song debuted on YouTube and Urdu music charts a few hours later and has earned more than 700 million views since its introduction on YouTube.

Mustehsan co-produced the song "Baari," written and produced by Saeed from OneTwoRecords, in 2019. The song received a positive reaction and gained more than 17 million views within a week of its debut.

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