Wazir Khan (Rampur)

Wazir Khan
Born	Mohammad Wazir Khan 1860 Rampur, Rampur State, British India
Died	1926 (aged 66) Rampur, Rampur State, British India
Pen name	Wazir (Urdu poetry), Gauhar Piya (Hindi poetry)
Occupation	Musician Playwright Poet Musicologist
Nationality	Indian
Period	1860 – 1926
Genre	Hindustani Classical Music Musical Theatre
Notable works	Vilayati Chakkar (Urdu Novel) Risala mousibi

Ustad Mohammad Wazir Khan (1860 – 1926) served as the head of Arbab-e-Nishat (Music Department of Rampur State) during the period of Nawab Hamid Ali Khan of Rampur.^[1] He was also an excellent playwright who established the Rampur theatre in the building of club Ghar in Rampur.