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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'. He continued performing till his last days. He moved from India to Pakistan in 1986, where he took up Pakistani citizenship. In 2017, Khan was awarded Pakistan's third highest civilian honour, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz.

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77 (age at death)

Date of Birth

25 November, 1939

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Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Instrumentalist

Occupation Category

Musician

Genre

Hindustani classical music

Year(s) Active

1948 – 2017

Instrument

Sitar

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