Early Life
Khurshed Alam Khan was born in on February 5, 1919 at Pitaura Village in Farrukhabad District of Uttar Pradesh. After his early education, he joined the Agra University as a student of the prestigious St. John's College. Here, he obtained a Bachelor's degree with distinction and a Master's degree in History. He was also a student at the Pennsylvania University, U.S.A., where he successfully completed a course on Management Studies.
Khan has an abiding interest in education. He is a member of the Governing Body of Dr.Zakir Husain Memorial College, New Delhi. He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad. His abiding interest has been in the Jamia Millia Islamia University at Delhi.
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