[1] Jan was born on 21 January 1850 to a Kashmiri Muslim family in Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India.

He studied Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and English from home tutors.

[2] In 1903, he was awarded Certificate of Honor, in 1904 Khan Bahadur and in 1910 Nawab by the British Government.

[2] In 1905, he attended a meeting in Northbrook Hall led by Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah in University of Dhaka, where the Mohammedan Association was transformed into the Mohammedan Provincial Union.

[2] Jan was married to Nurjahan Khanam and they had a son, Khwaja Muhammad Afzal.