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	[[File:Ranjit kaur.jpg\|thumb\|Muhammad Sadiq plays harmonium with [[Ranjit Kaur]], his singing companion.]]		[[File:Ranjit kaur.jpg\|thumb\|Muhammad Sadiq plays harmonium with [[Ranjit Kaur]], his singing companion.]]

	'''Muhammad Sadiq''' is a [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-language]] [[Singing\|singer]],~~<~~ref name="ti"~~>~~{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120409/punjab.htm \| title=Sadiq won't sing in Bhadaur \| date=9 April 2012 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Chandigarh}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref name="ti2"~~>~~{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120111/main6.htm \| title=A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts \| date=11 January 2012 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Chandigarh}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref name="ti3"~~>~~{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111201/ldh1.htm \| title=Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak's demise \| date=1 December 2011 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Ludhiana}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ actor and politician from [[India]]. He is best known for his duets with singer [[Ranjit Kaur]]. He is the ex [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Faridkot, Punjab]] constituency. He was the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress party]] MLA from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency\|Bhadaur]] in Punjab from 2012 to 2017.~~<~~ref name=ti/~~>~~		'''Muhammad Sadiq''' is a [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-language]] [[Singing\|singer]],<ref name="ti">{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120409/punjab.htm \| title=Sadiq won't sing in Bhadaur \| date=9 April 2012 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref name="ti2">{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120111/main6.htm \| title=A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts \| date=11 January 2012 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref name="ti3">{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111201/ldh1.htm \| title=Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak's demise \| date=1 December 2011 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Ludhiana}}</ref> actor and politician from [[India]]. He is best known for his duets with singer [[Ranjit Kaur]]. He is the ex [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Faridkot, Punjab]] constituency. He was the [[Indian National Congress\|Congress party]] MLA from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency\|Bhadaur]] in Punjab from 2012 to 2017.<ref name=ti/>

	==Early life==		==Early life==

	Sadiq was born in 1939 in a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family, to father Walayat Ali and mother Parsinni, in the village of Kup Kalan, [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj]] (now in [[Malerkotla district]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], [[India]]).~~<~~ref name=av~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://aarsivartak.blogspot.in/2009/01/blog-post_4507.html\|title=ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ\|date=29 January 2009\|publisher=aarsivartak.blogspot.in\|accessdate=2 March 2012}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ According to him, he belongs to ''Doom'' caste (a [[Mirasi\|Marasi]] sub-caste).~~<~~ref name=ie~~>~~{{cite news \|title=Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/denied-ticket-over-name-punjabi-singer-cries-foul/21631/\|author=Amrita Chaudhry\|author-link=Amrita Chaudhry\|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=24 January 2007 \|accessdate=19 June 2015}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot.		Sadiq was born in 1939 in a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family, to father Walayat Ali and mother Parsinni, in the village of Kup Kalan, [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj]] (now in [[Malerkotla district]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], [[India]]).<ref name=av>{{cite web\|url=http://aarsivartak.blogspot.in/2009/01/blog-post_4507.html\|title=ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ\|date=29 January 2009\|publisher=aarsivartak.blogspot.in\|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> According to him, he belongs to ''Doom'' caste (a [[Mirasi\|Marasi]] sub-caste).<ref name=ie>{{cite news \|title=Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/denied-ticket-over-name-punjabi-singer-cries-foul/21631/\|author=Amrita Chaudhry\|author-link=Amrita Chaudhry\|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=24 January 2007 \|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot.

	==Career==		==Career==
	He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including [[Surinder Kaur]], [[Narinder Biba]], Rajinder Rajan, [[Swaran Lata (singer)\|Swaran Lata]] &~~amp;~~ many others including a duo with [[Ranjit Kaur]]. Most of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. In his starting career he sang songs written by [[Inderjeet Hasanpuri]] &~~amp;~~ his friend [[Didar Sandhu]]. He recorded most of his songs &~~amp;~~ live performances with [[Ranjit Kaur]] for approximately 40 years. They were one of the most famous singing couples of Punjab in the 1970s and '80s. He first sang the famous folk song ''"Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha"'' as duet with Bibi [[Surinder Kaur]] in late 60s written by lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as ''Na De Dil Pardesi Nu'', ''Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra'', ''Mera Laung Gawacha'' and ''Boliyaan''.		He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including [[Surinder Kaur]], [[Narinder Biba]], Rajinder Rajan, [[Swaran Lata (singer)\|Swaran Lata]] & many others including a duo with [[Ranjit Kaur]]. Most of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. In his starting career he sang songs written by [[Inderjeet Hasanpuri]] & his friend [[Didar Sandhu]]. He recorded most of his songs & live performances with [[Ranjit Kaur]] for approximately 40 years. They were one of the most famous singing couples of Punjab in the 1970s and '80s. He first sang the famous folk song ''"Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha"'' as duet with Bibi [[Surinder Kaur]] in late 60s written by lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as ''Na De Dil Pardesi Nu'', ''Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra'', ''Mera Laung Gawacha'' and ''Boliyaan''.
	He also acted in few Punjabi films like [[Putt Jattan De]], Guddo, [[Punjwood\|Patola]], Jatt Jeona Morh and Tabaahi.		He also acted in few Punjabi films like [[Putt Jattan De]], Guddo, [[Punjwood\|Patola]], Jatt Jeona Morh and Tabaahi.

	==Politics==		==Politics==
	He contested from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency\|Bhadaur]] constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the grounds that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.~~<~~ref name="len"~~>~~{{cite news \| url=http://www.lawetalnews.com/article/46/Election-of-Congress-MLA-from-Bhadaur-challenged-.htm \| title=Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged \| date=30 March 2012 \| agency=[http://lawetalnews.com lawetalnews] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Chandigarh}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ While the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] quashed his election, the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]], on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407194159/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 April 2015\|date=8 April 2015\|title=Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election\|accessdate=19 June 2015\|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ In 2017 assembly elections, he contested from [[Jaitu Assembly Constituency\|Jaito]] constituency as candidate of Congress and lost against Master Baldev Singh of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|title=Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Conressmen unlucky in Punjab\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052919/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 February 2018\|access-date=2021-02-11\|website=The New Indian Express}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ He won [[2019 Indian general election]] from [[Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|title=Faridkot (Punjab) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name \|url=https://www.elections.in/punjab/parliamentary-constituencies/faridkot.html \|access-date=2023-05-18 \|website=www.elections.in}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 \|title=Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile \|access-date=25 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613051054/http://loksabhaph.nic.in:80/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 \|archive-date=2019-06-13}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		He contested from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency\|Bhadaur]] constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the grounds that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.<ref name="len">{{cite news \| url=http://www.lawetalnews.com/article/46/Election-of-Congress-MLA-from-Bhadaur-challenged-.htm \| title=Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged \| date=30 March 2012 \| agency=[http://lawetalnews.com lawetalnews] \| accessdate=4 May 2012 \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref> While the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] quashed his election, the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]], on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407194159/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 April 2015\|date=8 April 2015\|title=Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election\|accessdate=19 June 2015\|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In 2017 assembly elections, he contested from [[Jaitu Assembly Constituency\|Jaito]] constituency as candidate of Congress and lost against Master Baldev Singh of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Conressmen unlucky in Punjab\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052919/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 February 2018\|access-date=2021-02-11\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He won [[2019 Indian general election]] from [[Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Faridkot (Punjab) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name \|url=https://www.elections.in/punjab/parliamentary-constituencies/faridkot.html \|access-date=2023-05-18 \|website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 \|title=Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile \|access-date=25 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613051054/http://loksabhaph.nic.in:80/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 \|archive-date=2019-06-13}}</ref>

	==Family==		==Family==
	He has six daughters, all of them married. He has 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.~~<~~ref name=ti/~~>~~ In 2012, Sadiq revealed that he was brought up in a [[Cultural Muslims\|non-practicing Muslim]] family, and he converted to [[Sikhism]] in 2006.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|title=‘Faith’ ghost back to haunt Sadiq\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/faith-ghost-back-to-haunt-sadiq-756603/\|website=The Tribune\|access-date=2026-02-01\|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news\|title=Sikh or Muslim? It's all about love of Guru, says Mohammad Sadiq\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sikh-or-muslim-its-all-about-love-of-guru-says-mohammad-sadiq/articleshow/69552202.cms\|access-date=2022-02-05\|website=[[Times of India]]\|date=29 May 2019}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		He has six daughters, all of them married. He has 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.<ref name=ti/> In 2012, Sadiq revealed that he was brought up in a [[Cultural Muslims\|non-practicing Muslim]] family, and he converted to [[Sikhism]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=‘Faith’ ghost back to haunt Sadiq\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/faith-ghost-back-to-haunt-sadiq-756603/\|website=The Tribune\|access-date=2026-02-01\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|title=Sikh or Muslim? It's all about love of Guru, says Mohammad Sadiq\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sikh-or-muslim-its-all-about-love-of-guru-says-mohammad-sadiq/articleshow/69552202.cms\|access-date=2022-02-05\|website=[[Times of India]]\|date=29 May 2019}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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{{Short description|Punjabi singer, actor and politician}}
{{Distinguish|Muhammed Sadiq Mamdani}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Sadiq
| image = File:Muhammad Sadiq (singer).jpg
| office = [[Member of Parliament#China|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]
| term_start = 18 June 2019
| term_end2 =
| predecessor = [[Sadhu Singh]]
| office1 = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]]
| term_start1 = 2012
| term_end1 = 2017
| predecessor1 = Balvir Singh Ghunas
| successor1 = [[Pirmal Singh Dhaula]]
| birth_date =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| profession = Singer
| religion =
| website =
}}

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| name = Muhammad Sadiq
| alt = Muhammad Sadiq
| caption = The singer and politician
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| alias = Sadiq, Sadeeq
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|03|04}}<ref>[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile]. Retrieved 25 February 2021.</ref>
| birth_place = Kup Kalan (now [[Sangrur district]]), [[British Punjab]] (India)
| origin =
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| genre = [[Folk music of Punjab|Folk]], [[Duet]]s
| occupation = Singer, actor, politician and composer
| instrument = [[Tumbi]]
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'''Muhammad Sadiq''' is a Punjabi-language singer,<ref name="ti">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120409/punjab.htm | title=Sadiq won't sing in Bhadaur | date=9 April 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref name="ti2">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120111/main6.htm | title=A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts | date=11 January 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref name="ti3">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111201/ldh1.htm | title=Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak's demise | date=1 December 2011 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Ludhiana}}</ref> actor and politician from [[Punjab, India]]. He is best known for his duets with singer [[Ranjit Kaur]]. He is the current [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Faridkot, Punjab]] constituency. He was the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] MLA from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]] in Punjab from 2012 to 2017.<ref name=ti/>

==Early life==

Sadiq was born in 1939 in a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family, to father Walayat Ali and mother Parsinni, in the village of Kup Kalan (now [[Ludhiana district|Sangrur district]]) in [[British Punjab]].<ref name=av>{{cite web|url=http://aarsivartak.blogspot.in/2009/01/blog-post_4507.html|title=ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ|date=29 January 2009|publisher=aarsivartak.blogspot.in|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> According to him he belongs to ''Doom'' caste (a [[Mirasi|Marasi]] sub-caste).<ref name=ie>{{cite news |title=Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/denied-ticket-over-name-punjabi-singer-cries-foul/21631/|author=Amrita Chaudhry|author-link=Amrita Chaudhry|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=24 January 2007 |accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot.

==Career==
He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including [[Surinder Kaur]], [[Narinder Biba]], [[Rajinder Rajan]], Swaran Lata & many others including a duo with [[Ranjit Kaur]]. Most of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. In his starting career he sang songs written by [[Inderjeet Hasanpuri]] & his friend [[Didar Sandhu]].
He recorded most of his songs & live performances with [[Ranjit Kaur]] for approximately 40 years. They were one of the most famous singing couples of Punjab in the 1970s and '80s. He first sang the famous folk song ''"Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha"'' as duet with Bibi [[Surinder Kaur]] in late 60s written by lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as ''Na De Dil Pardesi Nu'', ''Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra'', ''Mera Laung Gawacha'' and ''Boliyaan''.
He also acted in few Punjabi films like [[Putt Jattan De]], [[Guddo]], [[Punjwood|Patola]], Jatt Jeona Morh and [[Tabaahi]].

==Politics==
He contested from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]] constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the ground that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.<ref name="len">{{cite news | url=http://www.lawetalnews.com/article/46/Election-of-Congress-MLA-from-Bhadaur-challenged-.htm | title=Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged | date=30 March 2012 | agency=[http://lawetalnews.com lawetalnews] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref> While the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] quashed his election, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407194159/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2015|date=8 April 2015|title=Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election|accessdate=19 June 2015|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In 2017 assembly elections, he contested from [[Jaitu Assembly Constituency|Jaito]] constituency as candidate of Congress and lost against Master Baldev Singh of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Conressmen unlucky in Punjab|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html|access-date=2021-02-11|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Family==
He has six daughters, all of them married. He has 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.<ref name=ti/>

Muhammad considers himself a Sikh as his father would sing kirtan in Gurdwara and he was brought up in the Sikh faith.

==Filmography==
* [[Kulli Yaar Di]] (1970) ...
* [[Saidan Jogan]] (1979) ... Goga
* Rano ... Kanwar Harphool Singh
* [[Putt Jattan De]] (1983) ... Jabar Jang Singh
* [[Guddo]] (1985) ... Mangal/Jawala (Double Role)
* [[Patola (1987 film)|Patola]] (1988) ... Kishna Kautki
* Jatt Jeona Mour (1991) ... Daaku Chatraa
* Zakhmi (1996) ... Thanedaar Rachhpal Singh
* [[Tabaahi]] (1996) ... Thanedaar Seva Singh
* Laali (1998)
* Kaun Kise Da Beli (2007) ... Sohan
* [[Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De]] (2013) ... Jassa
* [[Dulla Vaily]] (2019) ... Gheela

==Famous songs==
*Baggi Titri Kamaadon Nikli
*Mitran di Khang wich Khang Balliye
*Aa Mundey Ve Zara Beh Mundeya
*Na De Dil Pardesi Nu (Remixed by [[Panjabi MC]] as "[[Jogi (Panjabi MC song)|Jogi]]")
*100 da note
*Mera Laung Gawacha
*Haase Naal Si Chalawan Phull Mareya
*Je Mundeya Teri Akh Ve Dukhdi
*Khich Lai Vairiya
*Kurti Malmal Di
*Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra
*La La Hogayi (Sucha Soorma)
*Jatti Mili Jatt Nu
*Solvin ch Deor Parda
*Patt ditti Gutt
*Malki Keema
*Yaar Bimar Peya
*Saari Saari Raat Pardi
*Aavan gi jaror Mitra
*Telu Raam di Hatti da Zarda
*Mukk gayi Feem
*Billo Teri Hikk
*Roadways di Laari
*Sohreya da Pind
*Umar Munde di Niani

==See also==
* [[Didar Sandhu]]
* [[Babu Singh Maan]]
* [[Surinder Shinda]]
* [[Gurmel Singh Dhillon]]
* [[Kuldeep Manak]]
* [[Amar Singh Chamkila]]
* [[Gurcharan Pohli]]

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