Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح علی خان, October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997), was a Punjabi musician from Pakistan, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). He featured in Time magazine's 2006 list of 'Asian Heroes'. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on October 13, 1948 in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan. He was the fifth child and first son of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, a musicologist, ... more

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  • Oct 13, 1948

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  • Aug 16, 1997 (age 48 years)

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  • Shahenshah-e-Qawwali,
  • Nursat Fateh Ali Khan,
  • Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,
  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn,
  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khah,
  • Nusrat Fatha Ali Khan,
  • Nusrat Fatch Ali Khan,
  • Nusrat Faeh Ali Khan,
  • Nusrath Fateh Ali Khan,
  • Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
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