[1] Bahauddin Khan is descended from a family of musicians which traces its lineage back to the days of Amir Khusrow (the father of Qawwali) of the 13th century India.
[2] Bahauddin is also the maternal nephew of famous Qawwal and classical singer Ustad Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi.
[3] He began giving public performances, and won prizes and acclaim, from the early age of six, individually and also as an active member of the group Manzoor Niazi Qawwal and party.
[3][4] In 2002, he earned the title of Ustad from the Vice President of Mauritius and also received a Gold Medal and a Commemorative Shield from the Minister of Arts & Culture.
There he started afresh with his cousins Munshi Raziuddin and Manzoor Ahmed Niazi which included his brother and other nephews also, under the patronage and guidance of his father, Suleman Khan.
[3] The National Centre for the Performing Arts (India) has recorded his classical style of Qawwali on the Golden Tape for safekeeping up to 200 years, as a reference and guide for researchers and scholars.
They have been granted permanent rooms adjacent to the shrines of Moinuddin Chishti, Nizamuddin Auliya and Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari, in Ajmer, Delhi and Kalyar respectively, due to their regular services to and continuous attachment with these Sufi saints.