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Nazia Hassan (April 1965 – 13 August 2000) was a Pakistani pop singer, lawyer and social activist. Through her successful singing career, Hassan became one of the subcontinent's singing legends and one of the most popular celebrities of South Asia. She had received numerous national and international awards, and was the first Pakistani to win Filmfare Award in the Best Female Playback Singer category and remains the youngest winner to date when she was 15. Hassan is a recipient of the Pakistan's highest civil award, Pride of Performance. Hassan made her singing debut with the song "Aap Jaisa Koi", from the Indian film ''Qurbani'' (1980) made her famous in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s. Her debut album, ''Disco Deewane'' (1981), also charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up until that time.〔 She, along with her brother Zoheb Hassan, went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide. In addition to singing in films, Hassan had engaged in philanthropic activities, and was appointed as United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for Child Rights in 1991. She was also a Political Analyst for the United Nations (1992-1994). == Early life== Hassan was born into a Punjabi family in Karachi, Pakistan and brought up in Karachi and London. She was the daughter of Basir Hassan, a businessman, and Muniza Basir, an active social worker. She was the sister of singers Zoheb Hassan and Zara Hassan. Hassan received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics at the Richmond American University in London. In 1991, she became an intern in the Women’s International Leadership program at the United Nations. Later on she went on to work for United Nations Security Council. She held a London University Law degree LLB.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nazia Hassan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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