Rais Khan
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Ustad Rais Khan (Urdu: رئیس خان; 25 November 1939 – 6 May 2017) was a Pakistani sitarist. At his peak he was regarded as one of the greatest sitar players of all time.[1][2] He continued performing till his last days. He moved from India to Pakistan in 1986, where he took up Pakistani citizenship.[3]
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Rais Khan استاد رئیس خان | |
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Born | (1939-11-25)25 November 1939 Indore, Indore State, British India |
Died | 6 May 2017(2017-05-06) (aged 77) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Sitar |
Years active | 1948 – 2017 |
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Pride of Performance Recipient by the President of Pakistan in 2005 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 2017 | |
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Date | 2005 |
Country | Pakistan |
Presented by | Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan |
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In 2017, Khan was awarded Pakistan's third highest civilian honour, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan.[4]