Amanat Ali Khan

Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (; ; 1922 – 18 September 1974) was a Pakistani classical vocalist from the Patiala gharana tradition of music and is widely regarded as one of the finest classical and ghazal singers of all time. Together with his younger brother, Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan (1935 – 2017), he formed a famed singing duo that garnered widespread popularity across the Indian subcontinent. For his contributions to classical music, Amanat Ali was honoured (along with Fateh Ali) with the highest national literary award of Pakistan – the Pride of Performance – by the President of Pakistan in 1969. Khan was especially noted for khayal, thumri, and ghazal styles of singing He stands with singing icons like Mehdi Hassan and Ahmed Rushdi, having left behind a legacy of hundreds of classical and semi-classical songs.

Early life and background Amanat Ali Khan was born in 1922 in Hoshiarpur Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali both trained under the tutelage of their father. After the partition of India in 1947, Amanat Ali migrated to Pakistan with his family.

Career Khan, along with his brother Fateh Ali, started performing at the Maharaja of Patiala Yadavindra Singh's court when he was still in his mid-teens.

Khan possessed an in-depth understanding of Urdu poetry which helped him not only select the works of renowned Urdu poets to use in his ghazals but also interpret their meanings fully in his musical renditions. and is considered a classic. before Khan migrated to Pakistan with his family in 1947.

Throughout his career, Khan sang numerous patriotic songs, most notably "Chand Meri Zameen, Phool Mera Watan" and "Aye Watan Pyare Watan." Along with composers such as Sohail Rana and Mian Shehryar, Khan is credited with recognising "the necessity of establishing simple-to-grasp anthems that would augment the national morale of the masses" He was particularly well known for his full-throated and flamboyant

Death Khan died of a ruptured appendix at the relatively young age of 52 in Lahore, Pakistan on 18 September 1974, He eventually resumed performing with his youngest brother Hamid Ali Khan and Amanat Ali's son Asad Amanat Ali Khan. "Honton Pe Kabhi Unke" "Ab Haq Mein Baharon Ke" "Meri Dastaan-e-Hasrat" "Ae Dila Hum Hue Paband" "Kaise Guzar Gai Hai Jawani" "Yaar Ko Maine" "Jo Guzri Mujh Pe" "Ek Khalish Ko" "Khudi Ka Nasha Charha" "Har Ek Simt" "Ae Dil Hum Huwe" "Aa Mere Pyar Ki" "Maze Jahaan Ke Apni Nazar Mein" "Tere Hote Huwe" "Har Ek Simt" "Mujhe Dil Ki Khata Par"