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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