Junaid the son of Group Captain (retd) Jamshed Akber Khan and Nafeesa Akber Khan. His father was a Pakistan Air Force officer. He belongs to a Pashtun and Urdu-speaking family. Junaid Jamshed studied pre-engineering courses in PAF College in Karachi before joining University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. Though, he applied to join Pakistan Air Force but later moved on to a career in Aeronautical Engineering due to his weak eye sight. Junaid is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song "Dil Dil Pakistan" and remained in demand through the 1990s. In 1994, he released his debut solo album Junaid of Vital Signs which also quickly became a national hit, followed by "Us Rah Par" in 1999 and "Dil Ki Baat" in 2002. Since then he has focused on religion and concentrated on singing nasheeds. His debut album Jalwa-e-Janan in 2005 was followed by Mehboob-e-Yazdaan in 2006, Badr-ud-Duja in 2008, and Badee-uz-zaman in 2009. He also runs a boutique with the name "J.", read as "Jay Dot", which has several outlets all over Pakistan. Haamd-o-Naat Albums * 2009 - Badee-uz-Zaman (English: The wonder of the age) * 2008 - Yaad-e-Haram (English: Remembrance of Haram) * 2007 - Badr-ud-Duja (English: The night's full moon) * 2006 - Mehboob-e-Yazdaan (English: The Beloved of God) * 2005 - Jalwa-e-Janan (English: The sight of The Beloved) Discography * 2001 - Dil Ki Baat * 2000 - The Best of Junaid Jamshed * 1999 - Us Rah Par * 1994 - Junaid of Vital Signs * 1995 - Hum Tum * 1992 - Aitebar * 1990 - Sanwali Saloni * 1986 - Dil Dil Pakistan