Amjad Ali Khan

Summary

Amjad Ali Khan is a human^[1]. Born in Gwalior^[2], he… he was born on October 9, 1945^[3]. He worked as a musician^[4] and composer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month, #6,983 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Amjad Ali Khan was born in Gwalior^[2].
• Amjad Ali Khan was born on October 9, 1945^[3].
• Amjad Ali Khan held citizenship in India^[7].
• Amjad Ali Khan held citizenship in British Raj^[8].
• Amjad Ali Khan held citizenship in Dominion of India^[9].
• Amjad Ali Khan worked as a musician^[4].
• Amjad Ali Khan's professions included composer^[5].
• Amjad Ali Khan's education included a stint at Modern High School^[10].
• Amjad Ali Khan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[11].
• Amjad Ali Khan received the Padma Bhushan^[12].
• Amjad Ali Khan received the Banga Bibhushan^[13].
• Amjad Ali Khan received the Padma Shri in arts^[14].
• Amjad Ali Khan received the Padma Vibhushan^[15].
• Amjad Ali Khan received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[16].
• Amjad Ali Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].
• Amjad Ali Khan is recorded as male^[18].
• Amjad Ali Khan's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Amjad Ali Khan's genre is Hindustani classical music^[20].
• Amjad Ali Khan's Commons category is recorded as Amjad Ali Khan^[21].
• Amjad Ali Khan's given name is recorded as Amjad^[22].
• Amjad Ali Khan's official website is recorded as http://sarod.com/^[23].
• Amjad Ali Khan's instrument is recorded as sarod^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: IN^[26]

• Began / founded: 1945-10-09^[27]

• Community tags: sarod, sarod player^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 90c438fa-2767-4636-b91c-71bbeff3c918^[29]

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Origins and Family

Amjad Ali Khan was born in Gwalior^[2]. He was born on October 9, 1945^[3].

Education

Amjad Ali Khan's education included a stint at Modern High School^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[4] and composer^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[11], an award^[30], in India^[31]; Padma Bhushan^[12], a civil decoration^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1954^[34]; Banga Bibhushan^[13], an award^[35], in India^[36], founded in 2011^[37]; Padma Shri in arts^[14], a class of award^[38], in India^[39]; Padma Vibhushan^[15], an award^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1954^[42]; and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[16], a grade of an order^[43], in France^[44].

Personal Life

Amjad Ali Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].

Why It Matters

Amjad Ali Khan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month, #6,983 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Amjad Ali Khan born?

Amjad Ali Khan was born in Gwalior^[2].

What did Amjad Ali Khan do for work?

Amjad Ali Khan worked as musician^[4] and composer^[5].

Where did Amjad Ali Khan go to school?

Amjad Ali Khan was educated at Modern High School^[10].

What awards did Amjad Ali Khan receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[11], Padma Bhushan^[12], Banga Bibhushan^[13], and Padma Shri in arts^[14].