On June 26, 2019, Rahat was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Oxford.

Rahat received a Lifetime Achievement Award from, and honorary membership in, the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi.

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honor both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry.

Atif Aslam has won one award, with four additional nominations.

Big Star Entertainment Awards were presented annually by Reliance Broadcast Network Limited in association with Star India to honor personalities from the field of entertainment across movies, music, television, sports, theater, and dance.