Background
His real name was Khawaja Ghulam Mohiuddin and he was born at Amritsar,British India.
His real name was Khawaja Ghulam Mohiuddin and he was born at Amritsar,British India.
Khawaja Pervez"s first film, as a lyricist, was Rawaj in 1965 in Pakistan. He got a big breakthrough from the song "Tum hee ho mehboob meray" of film Aina (1966) sung by Irene Perveen and Masood Rana,music by Manzoor Ashraf,later known as music director M Ashraf. His songs included "Sun Way Balori Akh Waleya", "Jub Koi Pyar Sai Bulai Georgia, Tum Ko Aik Shakhs Yaad Aiy Georgia", "Kisay Da Yaar Na Wichray", "Mahi Aavey Gaa,Main Phullaan Naal Dharti Sajawan Gi", "Meri Chichi Da Challa Mahi Louisiana Layaa" and "Do Dil Ik Doojay Kolun Door Ho Gayey", "Teray Bina Yuun Gharian Beetin,Jaisay Saddian Beet Gaeiin", "January-e-January Tu Jo Kahay,Gaaoon Mein Geet Naey", "Dil-eVeeran Hay, Teri Yaad Hay, Tanhai Hai"...etc.He had written more than eight thousand film songs in his lifetime,out of which five thousand plus film songs were sung by Noor Jehan alone.He was a well-sought-after and popular film song writer and his songs were sung by almost all well-known vocalists of the time including Mehdi Hassan, Masood Rana, Ahmed Rushdi, Nahid Akhtar, Mehnaz, Runa Laila,Mala (Pakistani singer),Nayyara Noor,Inayat Hussain Bhatti,Musarrat Nazir and many others
Most of the popular Qawwali songs performed by the renowned Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan were written by Khawaja Pervez.
Pervez died at the Mayo Clinic after a protracted illness at age 79 due to a prolonged illness of asthma & diabetes.