Ahmad Zahir was born in the province of Laghman. He was the son of Abdul Zahir, a royal court doctor and a one-time prime minister. Ahmad became a very influential person in Afghan music. His involvement with the musical arts began at a very young age. In the early 1960s at Habibia High School in Kabul, he was part of the amateur musical band where he began performing and giving concerts. The 1960s was an ideal time for this new form of music dubbed "amaturi" (amateur) or non-professional because the musicians and performers were not from traditional families that made their living on music.

By the late 1960s, Ahmad Zahir began to fully contribute to his new musical movement. Blessed with an extraordinary tenor voice and acute musical instincts, Zahir directed Afghan music to new depths. He also had the opportunity to work with the best individuals in the Kabul music scene such as the late saxophonist Ustad Ismail Azimi, trumpeter Ustad Nangalai and composers Naynawaz, Taranasaz, and Mas'hour Jamal.

With a strong passion and determination, Ahmad Zahir recorded 22 albums. Along with singing some of the best compositions of love songs, ghazals and free verse poems, he also selected to sing poems that had compelling meaning and depth that rendered social political themes; these songs include Zendagi Akher Sarayad (Life Comes to an End), Ma'ra az en Qafas Azad Konad (Free Me From This Cage) and many others.

Unfortunately, Ahmad Zahir's life came to an end on his 33rd birthday on the morning of June 14, 1979. The official cause of his death was a traffic accident.

It is said that, “With a legacy left behind, Ahmad Zahir influenced a whole generation of makers and lovers of music, which still continues. His humanity, talent, radiance, voice and spirit will always remain in his people's heart proving that the spirit of culture can never be killed--it lives forever.” Ahmad Zahir was married and had two children.

Ahmad Zahir Clip 1  ( Az Ghamat Ay Nazanin )

Ahmad Zahir Clip 2 ( Khuda Buwad Yaaram )  

These Clips Sent by one of our friend Faiz jan-e Haidari in 2005 And Added by D, Nabizadeh.