Born 1983- raised in Srinagar, Kashmir, Mohammad Muneem Nazir, is a poet singer-songwriter and co-founder of the live act, Alif, (www.wordsofalif.com) a unique fusion of contemporary Urdu & Kashmiri music and poetry.

Alif's poignant and lyrical compositions are known for their colloquial references to society. Winner of IRAA Award for the single ''Like a Sufi'', Mohammad Muneem also teaches Urdu Poetry at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce and is a co-founder of www.muziclub.com, a music training services company. Mohammad Muneem is also a storyteller and part theatre group Rangshila. An adept film-maker and scriptwriter, he conceptualizes and directs Alifs videos and is currently working on a music for an upcoming film starring Sanjay Dutt called Torbaaz, for which he has been commissioned to write dialogues too.