[7][8] Before that, he served as air officer commanding (AOC) of BAF Base Bangabandhu.

[9][10] Khan served as officer commanding of Airmen Training Institute from 9 July 2008 to 24 March 2009.

He was commissioned in the Bangladesh Air Force on June 15, 1986 in the general duties (pilot) branch.

He is a fighter pilot and an active flyer, having logged 2396:05 flying hours in his credit.

He has served as a military observer in Sierra Leone and second-in-command in DR Congo.