His father, Nazir Ahmad Khan, was an educationist who spent his working life striving to uplift the educational abilities of young Muslims, many of whom were from underprivileged backgrounds.

At Oxford, Tanvir Ahmad Khan studied English Literature - earning BA Honours / MA degrees.

[2] He held various key diplomatic offices during his long career, including serving as ambassador in Moscow (Russian Federation), Paris (France), Tehran (Iran) and Dhaka (Bangladesh).

Khan served as Pakistan's ambassador to the Russian Federation, Bangladesh, Czechoslovakia, Iran, France, and was accredited to Ireland and Finland.

[3] Tanvir Ahmad Khan's articles on foreign affairs and domestic politics have been published in many major newspapers and journals (number of articles estimated to be well over 500) including The Express Tribune (affiliate of the International Herald Tribune), The News International - Islamabad, The Daily Times (Pakistan), Dawn (newspaper)- Karachi, and Gulf News, (UAE).