Malikzada Hafeez Khan Talwandi, 1933-2009, was born in Faisalabad (Pakistan) in a distinguished family of dhrupad singers, the Talwandi gharana. He received training from his father, Miyan Mehr Ali Khan (born 1913), for about forty years until the latter’s death in 1976. The long years of learning, practice and performance gave Hafeez Khan a thorough command of the musical tradition handed down by his father. Claims to the antiquity of Ustad Hafeez Khan’s heritage are supported by the richness and internal logic of his body of knowledge and by his practical mastery.
He performed extensively in Pakistan and also internationally. His young son Ali Hafeez Khan and nephew Ibraez Afzal khan and young performer Ayesha Ali were amongst his many students.
Ustad Hafeez Khan Talwindi passed away in March 2009.