Arshad Sami Khan (Urdu: ارشد سمیع خان; 8 January 1942 – 22 June 2009) was a Pakistani diplomat, civil servant and fighter pilot who at peak of his career attained the highest rank of Federal Secretary.

Habibullah Kalakani with the support of the General Afghan population removed King Amanullah for his failure to bring any positive or foundational changes in Afghanistan that Khan's paternal grandfather, General Mehfooz Jan was executed, and as a result the family had to migrate to Peshawar which was a part of British India at that time.

[1][5][6] Khan decided in his early years to follow the military traditions of his forefathers and joined the Pakistan Air Force.

He retired from the Air Force in 1972 and joined the Foreign Service on the behest of President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Khan wrote a book about his experience as an aide-de-camp entitled Three Presidents and an Aide, which was released in March 2008 and went on to become a best-seller in South Asia.

However, within three months of the operation thereafter, he resumed working in the Foreign Office, continuing his ambassadorial assignments around the world while battling cancer for 20 years.

He never looked tired or apprehensive in the face of heavy odds but kept on inflicting maximum damage to the enemy as his only objective.

For his outstanding devotion to duty and bravery, Flight Lieutenant Arshad Sami Khan was awarded Sitara-i-Juraat.