Akbar Khan (disability activist)

Akbar Khan (Hindi: अकबर ख़ान) is a recipient of India's National Award for The Welfare of Persons with Disability in 1989.[1][2][3][4]

For other uses, see Akbar Khan.

Akbar Khan
Akbar Khan giving speech after receiving Limca Book of Records 'People of the Year' honor at India Habitat Centre, Delhi on April 14, 2016
Khan in 2016
Born (1962-08-16) 16 August 1962
Bangasar, Rajasthan, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
  • DAV School, Ajmer
  • Blind School, Ajmer
  • Sanatan Dharm Govt. College, Beawar
  • Savitri Girls College, Ajmer
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • composer
  • activist
  • banker
Years active1975–present
EmployerPunjab National Bank
Spouse
Rana Khan
​
(m. 1987)​
Children2
Parents
  • Kistoor Khan (father)
  • Rahmat Begum (mother)
AwardsNational Award (1989)
Websitewww.akbarkhan.co.in

Early life and education

Akbar Khan was born on 16 August 1962 in a Muslim family to Kistoor Khan, a farmer and Rahmat Begum, a housewife, at Bangasar, located in the Indian state of Rajasthan with Leber's congenital amaurosis, a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life, and occurs in 2 to 3 per 100,000 newborns of the population.[5] He has one brother and one brother died at early childhood, who both inherited the same eye condition.[1]

Family and personal life

Khan married Dr. Rana Ruknuddin(Gausia Sultana), who did her Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University.[6][7]

Awards and honors
Akbar Khan receiving National Award by President of India Ramaswamy Venkataraman in 1989[2]
Year of award or honourName of award or honourAwarding organisationAwarding authority
1988 Best Employee Award Governor of Punjab
1989 National Award for The Welfare of Persons with Disability[2] Government of India R. Venkataraman, President of India
2012 Pride of Rajasthan[8] NGO: K.B. Foundation, Ajmer Education Minister, Government of Rajasthan
2016 The Limca Book of Records People of the Year 2016[9] Limca Book of Records, at India Habitat Centre in Delhi Narayan Murthy

References
  1. "Akbar khan: A Brief Autobiography". Akbarkhan.co.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. "Video of Akbar Khan receiving National Award by President of India Ramaswamy Venkataraman in 1989". Youtube.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. "Akbar Khan - TV Interview – Doordarshan Jalandhar – March 18, 1989". Youtube.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. "Akbar Khan – TV Interview – Mahro Rajasthan – ETV Rajasthan". Youtube.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. "Leber congenital amaurosis: MedlinePlus Genetics". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. "Online Catalogue of Theses". Indcat.inflibnet.ac.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. "Online Catalogue of Theses". Indcat.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. "Akbar Khan – Pride of Rajasthan - TV NEWS - Sar-e-Raah". Youtube.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  9. "Limca Book of Records". limcabookofrecords.in. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.


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