Biography
Wakas Mir was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He lived in Pakistan until he was 10 years old and then moved to Norway with his mother and grand mother, to his dad. Being artistically inclined right from childhood, he was always drawn towards anything that required artistic skills or a good voice. Having a drive towards achieving the goals he set for himself he worked towards education in Fine Arts and Civics in Government College University, Lahore.
Having studied in the same Govt. College as the famous Pakistan pop star Ali Zafar. Wakas has on various occasion performed with Ali in college functions. But is more inclined to do Islamic nasheeds rather than songs.
Dabbling in various careers ranging from being a British Gas agent to being a web designer at Dotmusic better known these days as Yahoo music. He finally found that his forte was web designing & currently works as a Project Manager for a Media Company in Oslo, Norway. His interests in the arts also has him honing his skills as a host to the Wakas Mir Live show broadcast through CrazeFM.
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