 He was awarded the President's Pride of Performance civil award on 23 March 2008.Shafqat Amanat Ali was born into a Muslim family in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan to Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and his wife Almas Amanat Ali Khan, on 26 February 1965 making him the ninth generation of Patiala Gharana.He is the youngest brother of the late Asad Amanat Ali Khan.