Manzoor Ahmed Khan Niazi

Manzoor was the disciple of his uncle Suleman Khan. Manzoor Niazi told that Muhammad Ali Khan, Muhammad Hussain, Murlee, and Imam Buksh were his companion qawwals, and he also learned from Murlee. He got training of cutting of lai, which was a difficult task. Murlee was a qawwal of Shah Jahanpur; Mubarak belonged to Delhi and Muhammad Ali belonged to Lucknow.

Manzoor Niazi has been a follower of Silsila Niazia, and his peer was Abdul Qadir Niazi Qadri Chishti Sabri Nizami Qadri, whose shrine is in Karachi. He performed in India, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. He received the Tdamgha-e-Imtiaz in 1937 in Bombay, India — a distinction given to him by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He received Pride of Performance in 2006 from General Parvez Musharraf. He also received the title of Bulbul-e-Deccan from Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1937.