Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi[1][2] was a Sufi qawwal from Hyderabad India. He was born in Gwalior and died in Hyderabad in 2010. He had worked as a top artist in All India Radio Akashwani for many years. His Qawwali group is known as Bandanawazi Qawwal he learned Qawwali from his father Ustad Qurban Hussain Khan.
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His father Ustad Qurban Hussain Khan was Gwalior's Raj Durbari Gayak and was titled Faqhr-e-Hind by Nizam of Hyderabad. His father was well-versed in several forms of classical singing. He has four daughters and one son Ateeq Hussain Khan Bandanawazi who has learnt Qawwali since childhood from his father and resembles his voice and style. Ateeq Hussain Khan is currently carrying the legacy of his father and heading the Sufi qawwali group Bandanawazi Qawwal.
He received Sangeet Prabhakar Award From Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Raj shekar Reddy. He also received Life Time Achievement Award From Urdu Academy Andhra Pradesh.