[1][2][3][4] Khan attended the military high school Cadet College Kohat where he graduated with a pre-engineering advanced diploma.

He is a graduate of Pakistan Navy Staff Course and Armed Forces War Course and holds degrees of B.Sc.

Upon attaining his commission, he was selected to undergo his training at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom.

He served as Defence and Naval Advisor in Pakistan High Commission Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 1996–1999.

Before his appointment as Director General Maritime Security Agency, he was serving as Chief Staff Officer to Commander Pakistan Fleet.