Obituaries Related to "Khan" from New York Times Archive
Saroj Khan, Choreographer Who Made Bollywood Sparkle, Dies at 71
After entering the industry as a child actress, Ms. Khan went on to choreograph some of the most memorable performances of the 1980s and ’90s.
Irrfan Khan, Bollywood Star at Home in Hollywood, Dies at 53
Mr. Khan, whose films include “The Namesake,” “Life of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” was comfortable in both mainstream and art-house roles.
Kim Woo-choong, Who Strove to Be ‘Automotive Genghis Khan,’ Dies at 82
The Daewoo founder’s mad-rush corporate expansion symbolized South Korea’s rise as an Asian tiger. Daewoo’s collapse offered a bracing reality check.
In Tribute to Son, Khizr Khan Offered Citizenship Lesson at Convention
In a speech that included displaying a copy of the Constitution, a father rebuked Donald J. Trump and gave voice to Muslim Americans.
Mohamed Khan, Egyptian Filmmaker, Dies at 73
Mr. Khan drew popular and critical acclaim for his neorealist films, which focused on social ills and often featured feminist protagonists.
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Pakistani Diplomat, Dies at 95
Mr. Yaqub Khan had a role in facilitating President Richard Nixon’s overture to China in 1972 and helped negotiate the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Hashim Khan, Patriarch of a Squash Dynasty, Is Dead
Khan, a champion and teacher of the sport, which he learned as a ball boy at a British officers’ club in Pakistan, was believed to be 100.
Sultan Khan, Indian Classical Musician, Dies at 71
Mr. Khan was the heir to multiple generations of his family’s style of improvising on the sarangi, the instrument of “a hundred singing colors.”
Ali Akbar Khan, Sarod Virtuoso, Dies at 87
Mr. Khan was the foremost virtuoso of the lutelike sarod, with a dazzling technique and gift for melodic invention.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, 91, Former President of Pakistan, Dies
Former Pres Ghulam Ishaq Khan, powerful bureaucrat who led Pakistan from 1988 to 1993 and dismissed two governments on charges of corruption, dies at age 91; photo (M)
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Roland Dumas Dies at 101; French Foreign Minister Tainted by Scandal
A lawyer and confidant of François Mitterrand, he was in the forefront of French politics for decades, only to be undone by his taste for the high life.
Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87
His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”
Martin S. Indyk, Diplomat Who Sought Middle East Peace, Dies at 73
As ambassador to Israel in the Clinton administration and as a special envoy under Barack Obama, he was skeptical of Israeli settlements.
Bob Booker, Whose J.F.K. Parody Was a Runaway Hit, Dies at 92
Most record companies didn’t think “The First Family,” which he and his writing partner created, was a good idea. It became the fastest-selling album of the pre-Beatles era.
Michael Hardy, Sharpton’s Longtime Lawyer and Confidant, Dies at 69
He was general counsel of Mr. Sharpton’s civil rights group, the National Action Network, and defended him in a defamation suit arising from the Tawana Brawley case.
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