Born as Nawabzada Shahryar Mohammad Khan on 12 March 1934 is shortly called as Shaharyar Khan. He is best known for being the former Pakistan diplomat who has been as the prestigious position of Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. As per the bio of Shaharyar Khan, he is the former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board and is the 28th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan. At present this renowned Pakistani personality is at the age of 84 and resides in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan with his entire family.
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Family Background
Shaharyar Khan was born as the descended from the royal family of former princely state of Bhopal and is the single son of her parents. While he was born in the Qasr-e-Sultani during the colonization of British government in British India. He is the only son of the ruler of the former princely state of Kurwai. When his mother migrated to Pakistan and married to Iftikhar Ali Khan, a former cricketer, his aunt Sajida Sultan turned to be the Begum of Bhopal. Shaharyar Khan is the relative of famous Bollywood celebrity Saif Ali Khan and his sister Soha Ali Khan. We came to know that Saif and Soha are the nephew and niece of Shaharyar Khan. Shortly, Shaharyar Khan belongs from the royal family and holds Pakistan nationality. We have got no any information about Shaharyar Khan wife. Seems like he is married but this person keeps his profile low. He must be living with his wife in Lahore, Pakistan.
Education
Mr. Khan attended Daly College at Indore where he raised as a talented student. Later he joined the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College at Dehradun. For completing his higher University education, he moved to the University of Cambridge and also at The Fletcher School–Tufts University.
Professional Life and Career
In his early stage, Khan worked with Burmah Shell Oil and later joined the Pakistani foreign service. He became the Pakistani High Commission in London in the year 1960. From 1972 to 1982, he was appointed as the Pakistan’s ambassador to Jordan.
Mr. Khan became the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s Special Representative to Rwanda on 1994. Also, he was the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board from 2003 to 2006. Again in 2014, he was elected as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. During this career, Shaharyar Khan was so popular that he was mentioned on international medias including Press Trust of India.
At present, Khan is contributing as a professor to the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). We came to know that he teaches the course named “Pakistan’s Foreign Relations”.
Wiki and Facts
The 83 years old former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board is one of the renowned Pakistani personality. Shaharyar Khan is not so active on the social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter. He has been an inspiring character for upcoming new generations. We have not information about his health issues. Many of his followers search his profile and account on Facebook and Twitter. Despite being a Pakistani public figure, he has been mentioned for several times by the Press Trust of India, one of the largest press agency in India.