Khan was born on 26 March 1940 in
Pachiot near
Rawalakot,
Azad Kashmir. His father, Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan, was a civil servant in Revenue Department of Azad Kashmir who topped the departmental exam and his grandfather Sardar Kala Khan was awarded a special honorarium of respect by Maharaja of Kashmir. His father died when he was a toddler and his education pursuits were supervised by his eldest sister Begum Naqqi Nazir Sharif with the help of Justice S. M. Sharif Khan. He completed his law degree from the
University of Peshawar. == Political career ==