Khan studied at Edendale Primary School, Balmoral Intermediate and Mount Albert Grammar School and is currently studying at the Auckland University of Technology in Sports science.

His father, Fared Khan who was a devouted Muslim, represented Fiji as a goal keeper in football.

[1] He played a lot of rugby during his school days representing the Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS) under 15s, Mount Albert Grammar 1st 15 and the Auckland rugby age group teams.

He made his impact while representing Ponsonby 7's during the 2011 Uprising International Sevens which was held in Fiji, due to his eligibility, The Fiji Sevens selectors wanted him to join their side but he said he would "consider" an offer to play for Fiji but his focus now was on pursuing his sports and recreation degree.

He also helped Auckland win their 10th NZ National Sevens title by beating Taranaki 36-26 in Queenstown that year.