# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/noor-jehan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:03:35.336Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/noor-jehan"
name: "Noor Jehan"
slug: "noor-jehan"
description: "Noor Jehan was a Pakistani playback singer and actress. Her six-decade career spanned both British Indian and Pakistani cinema. Jehan had proficiency in Hindustani classical music, as well as in other genres including ghazals. She made her directorial debut with the film Chann Wey in 1951, becoming the first female film director in Pakistan. She is recognized for her contributions to music in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan. She was given the title of Malika-e-Tarannum in Pakistan."
tagline: "Pakistani singer and actress (1920–2000)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Noor_Jehan_in_Zeenat.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1926-09-21"
deathDate: "2000-12-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.42
  historical:           22.454608
  currentAttention:     15.16
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0420451"
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    title: "نور جہاں (ڳائیکہ)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump