Akhtar Hussain Khan (1900 – 1960) was a classical vocalist and musician belonging to one of the major vocal gharanas (musical traditions) of Hindustani classical music – the Patiala Gharana. He was the only son as well as a student of one of the founders of the Patiala Gharana, Ali Baksh Jarnail (1850-1920). Besides his father, Khan also studied music with Mian Qadir Bakhsh II of Sialkot.
He was the father and teacher of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, the renowned classical music duo from Pakistan. Other notable students include Ghulam Hussain Khan, Ghulam Rasool, Ustad Talib Hussain, Qazi Habib Ullah, and Tahira Syed.
In addition to being a classical vocalist, Khan also served as a supervisor at Radio Pakistan, Lahore.
Khan died in 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan, at the age of 60.
References
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- Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography. APH Publishing. p. 358. ISBN 978-81-7648-230-1.
- Sheikh, Majid (24 October 2015). "Harking back: Story of a 'classical music' corner of old Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Massey, Reginald; Jamila Massey (1996). The Music of India. Abhinav Publications. p. 149. ISBN 978-81-7017-332-8.
- Lodhi, Adnan (17 September 2018). "Remembering Ustad Amanat Ali Khan on his 44th death anniversary". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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