Ali Haider (Urdu:علی حیدر, born 22 September 1967) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, fashion designer and television host. He had a number of hit songs in the 1990s, including Poorani Jeans, which appears on his 1993 album Sandesa. Personal life He married in 2006. After the death of his young son in 2009, Ali Haider quit making music for some time and turned to religion. Career Music He began his music career in 1988 and gained popularity in the 1990s. In 2012 he returned to mainstream music after a three-year break following the death of his son, a period during he was mainly involved in Islamic music, singing hamd and naat. Acting He became an actor in the mid-1990s, with roles in PTV dramas such as Tum Se Kehna Tha. He acted in a Pakistani film, Chalo Ishq Larain, released in 2002. In 2013 he returned to TV with the sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai. Fashion design He has been designing under his own clothing label Qarar. Hosting Having previously hosted religious TV shows on different channels, in 2021 he became the host of his own The Ali Haider Show, running on American channel NTV Houston. Discography Studio albums Compilation albums The Best of Ali Haider Filmography Film Television Telefilm See also List of Pakistani musicians List of Pakistani actors References External links Ali Haider official website 1967 births Living people Muhajir people Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Pakistani pop singers Pakistani playback singers Pakistani fashion designers Pakistani television hosts NED University of Engineering & Technology alumni Male actors from Karachi Musicians from Karachi Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)