Junaid Jamshed Age, Biography, Wife, Family, Death Cause & More

Bio
Real Name	Junaid Jamshed
Nickname	JJ
Profession	Singer, Actor, Fashion Designer, Businessman, Preacher
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 186 cm in meters- 1.86 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 1½”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 90 kg in Pounds- 198 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 36 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 September 1964
Date of Death	7 December 2016
Death Cause	Plane crash: PIA Flight 661 crashed in Chitral on the way to Islamabad
Age (as in 2016)	52 Years
Birth Place	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
School	International boarding high school, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
College	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Educational Qualifications	Graduate (Mechanical Engineering)
Debut	Singing Debut: Vital Signs 1 (1987) Debut Religious Album: Jalwa-e-Janan (2005)
Family	Father- Jamshed Akbar (retired Colonel in the Pakistan Air Force) Mother- Nafeesa Akber Brothers- Omer Jamshed, Humayun Jamshed Sister- Muneeza Jamshed
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Singing, Swimming, Exercising, Travelling
Controversies	In 2014, he was accused of blasphemy, he later apoligised to people by releasing a video message.
Favourite Things
Favourite Musicians	Shoaib Mansoor, Sohail Rana, Alam Gir, Mohammed Ali Shehki, Tehseen Javed
Favourite Food	Haleem, Nihari
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	3 wives: Ayesha Junaid, Nahya Junaid and 1 more
Marriage Date	Got married to Ayesha Junaid in the year 1990
Children	Son- 3 sons: Taimur Junaid, Babur Junaid & more Daughter- 1 daughter
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Junaid Jamshed

• Does Junaid Jamshed smoke?: No

• Does Junaid Jamshed drink alcohol?: No

• Jamshed wanted to become a fighter pilot in Pakistan Air force but he could not qualify because of his weak eyesight.

• He was the lead vocalist in his Engineering University’s rock band, “Nuts and Bolts”.

• Before taking his music profession seriously, Jamshed worked with Pakistan Air force as an Aeronautical Engineer and a civilian contractor.

• He used to perform in University campuses while he was an engineering student. Popular pop singers, Rohail Hyatt and Nusrat Hussain noticed Jamshed in a concert in 1983, then again in 1986 and introduced him into their musical band, “Vital Sign”.

• He earned a lot of fame from his blockbuster song, “Do Pal Ka” in 1986.

• After 9/11 attacks in America, his concerts were cancelled, Jamshed filed bankruptcy in court in 2004. He then started doing Mechanical engineering jobs in companies.

• Jamshed completely left his music career in 2004 and started his own fashion designing company in partnership with a close friend. He also started focussing on religious activities for Islam.

• He owned a popular Pakistani clothing company, “J.” (read as Jay dot).

• Junaid Jamshed was once listed as one of the World’s most influential Muslims, especially for his charity work for the NGO- Muslim Charity. Muslim Charity is an international relief and development NGOthat aims at alleviating the suffering of the world’s poorest people.

• He along with his wife, Nahya Junaid, died in a plane crash on 7th December 2016 when he was returning to Islamabad from Chitral, he went to Chitral for a Tablighi Jamaat mission.