Mahmood Rahman

 ( 1982 Births ) 

Mahmood Rahman (; born 22 August 1982) is a Pakistani guitarist and former member of the Lahore-based rock band Overload.

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Personal life His paternal grandfather is Justice S. A. Rahman (d. 1990), a judge associated with the Pakistan Movement and who served as the 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1968. His father, Asad Rahman (d. 2012), a journalist and human rights activist, was also a guerrilla commander in Balochistan who has been named Chakar Khan by the local peoples for his contributions, while his mother, Tanvir Rahman, is an artist and film producer.Intikhab Hanif (31 October 2012), "Asad Rahman laid to rest", Dawn News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

Through his father, his uncle is Rashid Rehman, a journalist who has been the editor of Daily Times,Sher Khan (31 October 2012), "RIP Asad Rehman: ‘Chakar Khan’ buried in Lahore, remembered in Balochistan", The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2019. who's the father of musician and leftist intellectual Taimur Rahman. "Ali Wazir, Taimur Rahman among activists stopped from speaking at Faiz Festival" (19 November 2018), Pakistan Today. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

Rahman is married to actress-singer Meesha Shafi, daughter of actress Saba Hameed and sister of actor-singer Faris Shafi.

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Career Rahman started his career as a guitarist with Atif Aslam in 2003, played guitar for his two No. 1 albums Jal Pari and Meri Kahani. He later parted ways amicably with Atif Aslam and went on to join Overload. His first and only album with Overload was Pichal Pairee. He has also composed and produced the lead single from the soundtrack of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Dhol Bajay Ga. He hss also worked with Noori, and is currently playing with Meesha Shafi and Ali Azmat

He is also the President of the PAKMMA Fighting Alliance, Pakistan's biggest and most successful Mixed martial arts organisation in Pakistan. The Fighting Alliance is associated with ONE FC, Asia's largest MMA promotion with a viewership of over 350 million viewers across Asia. PAKMMA in Pakistan is responsible for nurturing upcoming talent, providing audiences with quality live entertainment, and eventually representing Pakistan on the big stage in ONE FC.

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Discography

As a Guitarist
	Meri Kahani
Video album
As a composer and producer

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