Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi Musical artist

Zia Fatehabadi, born Mehr Lal Soni (1913–1986), was an Urdu ghazal and nazm writer. He was a disciple (shaagird) of Syed Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui Seemab Akbarabadi (1882–1951), who was a disciple of Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlawi. He used the takhallus (nom de plume) of Zia meaning "Light" on the suggestion of his teacher, Ghulaam Qadir Farkh Amritsari.

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Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi
Birth dateFebruary 09, 1913
Birth place
India , Punjab India , Kapurthala
Date of deathAugust 19, 1986
Place of death
India , Delhi
Hometown
India

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