| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Nickname | Rahat and RFAK |
| Name Earned | Shahenshah-e-Qawwali (Kings of Kings of Qawwali) |
| Profession | Singer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 162 cm in meters- 1.62 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 3½” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 90 kg in Pounds- 198 lbs |
| Body Measurements | – Chest: 44 Inches – Waist: 38 Inches – Biceps: 13 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 9 December 1973 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 43 Years |
| Birth Place | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Hometown | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Debut | Singing Debut: Kisi Roz Milo Hamein Shaam Dhaley (Pakistani film – Mard Jeenay Nahi Detay (1997) |
| Awards | • President of Pakistan’s Award for Pride of Performance by Government of Pakistan in 1987 • UNESCO Music Prize in 1995 • Grand Prix des Amériques at Montreal World Film Festival in 1996 • Arts and Culture Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes in 1996 • Legend Awards at UK Asian Music Awards in 2005 posthumously • He holds Guinness World Record for the Most Qawwali Recordings • Time magazine’s issue of 6 November 2006 “60 Years of Asian Heroes” listed him as top 12 artists and thinkers in the last 60 years • Listed on 14th position in UGO’s list of the best singers of all time in 2008 • Appeared on NPR’s (National Public Radio) 50 great voices list in 2010 • Listed in CNN’s list of the twenty most iconic musicians from the past fifty years in 2010 |
| Family | Father– Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan (Musician) Mother– Not Known Brother– Not Known Sister– Not Known Uncle– Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Singer)  |
| Religion | Islam |
| Hobbies | Travelling |
| Controversies | • On November 2013, there was a rumour in the media that he is getting a divorce from his first wife Nida and marrying a model, Falak. But, he later clarified that there is nothing truth about it. • On 31 December 2015, he was deported from Hyderabad where he was invited to perform on the New Year’s Eve at Taj Falaknuma Palace, this was because Pakistani nationals can only enter India through Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Actor | Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar |
| Favourite Actress | Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone |
| Favourite Musician(s) | Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Hussain Khan, Alla Rakha, Shaukat Ali Khan, Parveen Sultana, Farida Khanum, Ghulam Ali |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Wife | Nida Khan |
| Children | Daughter– N/A Son– Shazmaan Khan  |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | 10-12 lakhs/song (INR) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Does Rahat Fateh Ali Khan smoke?: Yes
- Does Rahat Fateh Ali Khan drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Rahat is popularly known as a Qawwal and belongs to the ‘Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana ( lit. the house of Qawwal Children),’ a primordial qawwali group of 12 children said to have been assembled by Amir Khusro in the 13th century ACE for a musical dialogue with a Hindu religious luminary.
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