Momina Mustehsan is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, engineer and mathematician. Rose to prominence as a co-singer and writer in Farhan Saeed's single "Pee Jaun", Mustehsan recorded a song "Sajna" in Junoon's album Junoon 20.^[1] and went onto playback for band Soch in Indian film Ek Villain that earned her further acclaim and recognition.

In 2016, Mustehsan marked her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9 Episode 2,^[2][3] by performing a rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen", with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and received critical appraisal. Since her debut, she became one of the most sought-out media personality in Pakistan over internet and has been continuously trending on twitter.^[4]

Momina Mustehsan was born on 5 September 1991 in Quetta, Pakistan. Her mother Huma Mustehsan is a doctor and her father Kazim Mustehsan is a retired Brigadier of the Pakistan Army, who is a recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz. She has two brothers, the older, Hashim Mustehsan, is a doctor and the younger, Haider Mustehsan, is studying international relations, both also based in New York. Mustehsan completed her A'Level from Lahore Grammar School and graduated in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from Stony Brook University, New York in 2015 and plans to start her masters in Industrial Engineering later this year.^[5][6]

Mustehsan debut as a singer in Farhan Saeed's Pee Jaun on the request of her friend Omar Lutfullah . She composed, wrote and recorded her part in music video in her university dormitory and sent it to Sultan where he edited her part with the rest of the song.^[7] she recalls, "Pee Jaun was made by a dear friend, Saad Sultan, over a Skype session. I added a bridge melody and wrote some lines for the song. Farhan came on board later on." She further said, "It was an honor, and was a great and very different experience, because I recorded my parts of Pee Jaoun in my dorm room here in New York, and Farhan Saeed recorded his parts back in Lahore, where it was put together and mixed."^[7]

In 2011, Mustehsan recorded a song "Sajna" for Junoon's twentieth anniversary album Volume I of Junoon 20, the song was written by Ali Azmat and was a bonus track on album.^[8] In 2014, she recorded a song "Awari" for Pakistani band Soch who approached her, without telling her that they are going to use the song in Indian film Ek Villain,^[9] she explained, "I was approached by Soch and they wanted me to feature on their track without disclosing what it was for," she recorded the song in her university dorm, "It was an extremely casual process and I never met anyone in person. I recorded the song on my own in New York. The contract was signed after the track had been lined up for release,."^[10] On her futue ventures she said, "I'm always working on new pieces. Music is a passion for me and not a profession. I have plenty of time on my hands … I might be working on a Pakistani project later this year. It's something that I am excited about."^[10]

In 2015, she appeared in 3rd episode of Nescafe Basement season 3, where she re-sung her first song, "Pee Jaon", which was liked and followed by many on Youtube. In 2016, she marked her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9. She is the first artist to debut with 3 songs at Coke Studio. Her first song was released under team Faakhir, alongside Rahat Fateh Ali Khan broke all previous Coke Studio records by accumulating over 2.5 million views in one day and went onto garnered 3.5 million views in six-days on YouTube, and over 6.5 million views on Facebook where the song originally released prior to it television onair. She is also performed under music directors Noori singing a duet with Junaid Khan, as well as team under Shuja Haider.^[11]

• Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai - Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai
• Ek Villain - Awari

• Nescafe Basement
• Coke Studio Pakistan

• "Pee Jaon" - (duet with Farhan Saeed)
• "Sajna" - (with Junoon)

• Momina Mustehsan on Facebook