Khan was born on 31 January 1935 in Nabinagar, Bengal Presidency.

[3] As a politician, Khan joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and contested in the 18 February 1979 general election from Comilla-5 (now Brahmanbaria-5) and was elected as an MP for the 2nd parliament.

[5] During his time as MP, he first served as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting under Ziaur Rahman and after the assassination of Rahman, he served as the Minister of Textiles and Jute under Abdus Sattar's new cabinet.

[citation needed] In his diplomatic career, Khan served as the first ambassador of Bangladesh to South Africa as Bangladesh established ties with the country after the election of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid.

[2][9][10] Khan died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on 7 January 2023.