Achmad Albar

• Birth name : Ahmad Syech Albar
• Also known as : Ahmad Albar
• Born : 16 July 1946 (age 77) Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
• Genres : Rock
• Occupation(s) : Vocalist
• Years active : 1970–present
• Labels : HP Record, Musica Studio's

Ahmad Syech Albar (Arabic: أحمد شيخ البار 'Aḥmad Šayḵ Al-Bār) or better known as Ahmad Albar (born 16 July 1946) is an Indonesian rock musician and vocalist of mixed ethnic Arabic and Javanese descent.
He is the founding member of God Bless.

Albar was born in Surabaya, East Java on 16 July 1946 to Syech Albar and his wife Farida Alhasni.[1] Both of his parents were of Arab descent.[2] He was the couple's fourth child.
In 1958 he played in the film Djenderal Kantjil (General Kancil).

Albar moved to the Netherlands in 1965.
In 1970 he sang "Don't Spoil My Day" and "Tell Me the World" with Clover Leaf, which charted.
After his return to Indonesia, he founded God Bless with Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Fuad Hassan, Donny Fattah, and his friend from Clover Leaf, Ludwig Lemans; Albar was lead vocalist.
The band's first performance was in Taman Ismail Marzuki on 5 May 1973, and on 16 August 1973 they held the Summer 28 concert, the first (and, as of 2004, largest) open-air concert in Indonesia.
The band, with Albar, also played in the 1973 comedy Ambisi (Ambition), directed by Nya Abbas Akup.