He was the grandson of eminent British India social reformer, Allama Rashid ul Khairi.

[2][3][4] Khairi also served as a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology where as chairman of the Legal Committee he drafted the Women's Protection Bill.

Khairi's grandfather was Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi, a social reformer of British India and a reputed writer of the Urdu Language.

[13] Khairi initially received education in Delhi, but later studied in Karachi after his family migrated following the independence of Pakistan.

[14] Khairi was the chairman of the Thinker's Forum at Hamdard Shura Karachi and served on the Board of Governors of Habib University.