Malaysian Prime Minister sings Kishore Kumar song and wins hearts online

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sings Kishore Kumar’s famous song, Khwab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat. | Photo credit: Screenshot from the video of the day it was posted

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is winning hearts on the Internet after he broke into Kishore Kumar’s famous song, Khwab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat, the video of which he shared on social media platform X on Saturday (September 12, 2026) evening. The song is from 1960s singer Teen An Teen- Destar. Dressed in a sharp gray suit, he sings to a piano tune played by an accompanist. The clip has garnered over a million views and is widely shared.

The teacher asked for permission to sing, good! pic.twitter.com/NzazFHV509

— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) September 12, 2026

It was not immediately known exactly when or where the video was taken.

Mr. Ibrahim attended the BRICS Summit in New Delhi hosted by India on September 12-13 at the Bharat Mandapam Complex in New Delhi.

“Prime Minister Ibrahim has admitted in the past that he is a fan of Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar, both Indian singing legends,” Shahrizan Salian, editor of Malaysia’s New Straits Times, who is in India to cover the BRICS summit, told PTI.

Mr. Ibrahim does not know Hindi, yet he managed to sing to the piano tune without any visual aid to the lyrics. “It all came from his heart. Music has no language,” Mr. Salian said.

Published – 13 Sep 2026 22:57 IST