Amanat Ali Khan
| Ustad Amanat Ali Khan | |
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| Background information | |
| Native name | استاد امانت علی خان |
| Birth name | Ustad Amanat Ali Khan |
| Born |
1922 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India (now in India) |
| Died |
17 September 1974 (aged 52) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Genres | Ghazal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (Urdu: استاد امانت علی خان; born 1922–1974) was a Pakistani classical and ghazal singer, from the Patiala gharana. He was honoured with the 'Pride of Performance' award by the government of Pakistan. He stands with great singing icons like Mehdi Hassan and Ahmed Rushdi.
Early life
Amanat Ali Khan was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, the grandson of Ali Baksh Jarnail, the founder of 'Patiala Gharana'.
Personal life
Ustad Amanat Ali died in Lahore on September 17, 1974 of an appendix breakage (Perforated Appendix/Peritonitis). His son, Ustad Asad Amanat Ali Khan, after a music career died due to a heart attack on April 8, 2007, in London.
He was the first tutor to the legendary vocalist Lata Mangeshkar, when the latter moved to Mumbai in 1945 & started learning Hindustani classical music. After the India-Pakistan partition, Ustad Amanat Ali moved to Pakistan and Lata had to find a new guru for herself.
See also
- Asad Amanat Ali Khan
- Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan
- Hamid Ali Khan
References
- Classical music has healing effect on listeners - Daily Dawn
- A scion of Patiala gharana - Daily Dawn
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