Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music.
Most of his money and assets went to his family.
Sometimes called the “Shahenshah-e-Qawwali” (the King of Kings of Qawwali), he is considered by The New York Times to be the greatest qawwali singer of his generation.
Who inherited Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan money and estate?
Born in Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Khan had his first public performance at the age of 15, at his father’s chelum. He became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971, and brought his unique style of sargam, khayal, and rhythm to his family’s legacy.
He was signed by Oriental Star Agencies, Birmingham, England, in the early 1980s. Khan went on to release movie scores and albums in Europe, India, Japan, Pakistan, and the U.S.
He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.
