Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں, october 16, 1948 – august 16, 1997), was a
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawalli, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within islam). He featured in Time magazine's 2006 list of 'Asian Heroes'. Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali.