Hans Raj Hans

Hans Raj Hans is an Indian singer and politician.

He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri.

He sings Punjabi folk and Sufi music as well as in movies and has also released his own 'Punjabi-pop' albums.

He has worked alongside other artists, such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the movie Kachche Dhaage.

Hans Raj Hans was born in the village of Shafipur, near to Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

Hans graduated from DAV College, Jalandhar.

In his teen years, Hans was trained in singing by Ustad Puran Shah Koti.

Hans joined the Shiromani Akali Dal party in January 2009 and in May of that year, he contested the Jalandhar, Punjab, India constituency.

In 2014, it was reported that Hans Raj converted to Islam, however he has denied this claim.

In his youth, Hans learned from music director Charanjit Ahuja.

Then he started singing Punjabi folk, devotional, and Sufi music.

He worked with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the movie Kachche Dhaage.

Hans has been an honorary music professor at Washington DC University and San Jose State University.

He resigned on 18 December 2014 and joined the Indian National Congress in February 2016.

He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 December 2016.

He defeated and replaced Udit Raj as the candidate representing North West Delhi in the 2019 Indian general election.