Mubarak Ali Khan

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Mubarak Ali Khan (Urdu: مبارک علی خان ) was the uncle of Qawwali musicians Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, and the brother of Fateh Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan. He is also the great-uncle of Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He was born in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India. After the death of Fateh Ali Khan in 1964, he took over Nusrat's training in classical music and Qawwali, until his death in 1971.

His son, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, was a senior member of Nusrat's qawwali party for many years.