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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan<br />
| native_name = আলী আহমেদ হুসেন খান<br />
|native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|03|21}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal presidency]], British India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| children = 5 sons and 5 daughters<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|03|16|1939|03|21}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India <br />
|father = Ali Jan Khan<br />
|occupation = [[Shehnai]] specialist<br />
|awards = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2009)<br />
* [[Banga Bibhushan]] (2012)}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan''' (21 March 1939 &ndash; 16 March 2016) was a [[shehnai]] specialist from India.<ref name=SwarGanga>[https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=47 Profile of Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan on SwarGanga Music Foundation website] Retrieved 11 October 2020</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan was born on 21 March 1939 in [[Kolkata]]. His grandfather Wazir Ali Khan was the first to demonstrate Indian classical music on shehnai at [[Buckingham Palace]]. His father Ali Jan Khan and uncle Nazir Hussain Khan and Imdad Hussain Khan of [[Benares]] were also renowned shehnai specialists.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/listen-shehnai-exponent-ustad-ali-ahmad-hussain-khan-dies-at-77-but-the-music-wont-stop-2678752.html | title=Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan dies at 77, but the music won't stop | date=16 March 2016 | publisher=Firstpost | accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=SwarGanga/><ref name=HT/><br />
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==Career==<br />
He taught how to play the instrument, [[shehnai]], at Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta beginning in 1974. He was regularly featured on All India Radio and Indian Television. He holds the distinction of composing the signature tune for Indian Television with [[Pandit]] [[Ravi Shankar]] in 1973. He played [[jugalbandhi]] both commercially and in live performances with artists such as [[Vilayat Khan]], Pandit [[Manilal Nag]] on sitar, [[V. G. Jog]] on [[violin]] and [[Munawar Ali Khan]] with vocals.<ref name=SwarGanga/><ref name=HT/><br />
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==Concerts==<br />
Ali Ahmed traveled within India and abroad. His concert tours included countries like the [[United Kingdom]], [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Russia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Thailand]], [[Singapore]], [[Indonesia]] and the [[Philippines]] over a span of twenty years. On several occasions, he has been invited/sponsored by governments and/or music festivals. He performed a duet with pianist [[Peter Michael Hamel]] at the Indo-German Festival. He also participated in the 'Music Festival Raag-Mala' in the U.S. and Canada in 1994.<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |date=17 April 2010|archivedate=31 March 2016|title=List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (scroll down to read awards for Instrumental - Shehnai)|website=Sangeet Natak Akademi website|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=HT/><br />
* Top grade Artist of [[All India Radio]]<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
* All Bengal Music Conference (Award & Gold Medal)<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
* Gavati Devi Music(Gold Medal)<br />
* Tansen Samarooh, Gold Medal awarded by M. Farooque in Bihar Sharif<br />
* Indian Classical Music Circle Of Austin held at Austin USA awarded him certificate of Excellence<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
* Bishwa Banga Sammelan Award given by the Honourable Speaker of the Parliament Of India [[Somnath Chatterjee]]<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
* Awarded by the Government Of Port Blair<br />
* Awarded by Indian Community held at Bangdung, Indonesia<ref name=SwarGanga/><br />
* Sruti Nandan (Kolkata), Binapani Sanskrutika Anusthan (Cuttack)<br />
* Bankim Kumar Pal Memorial Music Conference<br />
* [[Indian Council For Cultural Relations]] & Indian Museum presented Parvati C.14 Cent A.D at Indian Independence Kingdom National first time in City of Joy Kolkata in M.V Minerva Ship by the Govt Of Indian Tourist Office<br />
* Diploma from The State Committee of Yerevan (Armenia).<br />
* [[Banga Bibhushan]] Award in 2012<ref name=SwarGanga/><ref name=HT>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/shehnai-exponent-ali-ahmad-hussain-khan-dies/story-TMScAtXvInQMz96t1fo7LJ.html Shehnai exponent Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan dies] Hindustan Times (newspaper), Published 16 March 2016, Retrieved 11 October 2020</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan died on 16 March 2016 due to kidney-related problems in Kolkata at age 77. Among the survivors are five sons and five daughters.<ref name=HT/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707110326/http://aliahmadhussain.com/ Official Website]<br />
* [http://www.icmcdfw.org/bios/aliahmedHussainkhan.htm Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan]<br />
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[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]<br />
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