About Fateh Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح علی خان) (Punjabi: ਨੁਸਰਤ ਫਤਹਿ ਅਲੀ ਖ਼ਾਨ), October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997), was a legendary Punjabi musician from Pakistan, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). He featured in Time magazine's 2006 list of 'Asian Heroes'. He is often referred to as the greatest singer Pakistan has ever produced.