Background
Hailing from Patiala Gharana, Asad was son of musician Ustad Amanat Ali Khan. Asad Amanat Ali Khan was born in Lahore, Dominion of Pakistan.
Hailing from Patiala Gharana, Asad was son of musician Ustad Amanat Ali Khan. Asad Amanat Ali Khan was born in Lahore, Dominion of Pakistan.
Asad Amanat Ali Khan died relatively young of a heart attack on 8 April 2007 in London. Amanat Ali Khan, Asad"s father, died in 1974. Asad"s younger brother Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan is a popular and classical singer he was the lead singer of band Fuzön.
He had also been interested in academics and often said if not a singer, he would love to be a pilot.
He joined a private institution however and began singing professionally after completing his Field Artillery He started his musical career performing "Thumri". One of the songs that featured in almost every concert he performed was "Insha Ji Utho" (Originally sung by his father).
Asad worked for Pakistan Television for several years. Nisar Bazmi, composer and PTV producer, who died one week before him, gave him his first break, introducing the artist to the world on television
Other than music and the family name, Asad inherited from his father a passion to act in films.
But the affair was cut short after an unsuccessful attempt. He had visited London in January 2007 and was receiving treatment for a condition known as Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He returned to Pakistan during his treatment to receive the President"s award of Pride of Performance.
However after receiving the award, he had left Pakistan on 3 April 2007 for medical consultation, and while in England, on 8 April 2007, he died in Cassiobury Park in London whilst enjoying an outing with the family.