The University of Oxford will confer honorary degrees during a ceremony called ‘Encaenia’ on Rahat, nephew of world famous Qawali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The university described Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as a “Pakistani singer, primarily of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Muslim Sufis.”
Born into a family whose name has become synonymous with South Asian musical tradition, he began formal training at the age of seven and has since released more than fifty albums, performed in numerous high-profile concerts across the world, and amassed a global following, achieving over one billion views online,” it said.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has performed a number of concerts all around the world and has sung more than 50 title tracks both in Hollywood and Bollywood. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is an artist who has made a name for himself worldwide and has also made Pakistan proud at many International platforms. He took forward his family’s name and made it even bigger. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has performed at the ceremony for Nobel Prizes and has a hall named after him at the University of Oxford among many other awards.
The award will be presented to him at the Oxford University in a ceremony scheduled on 26th June.
