Political Career
It was through the efforts of Khan that Parliament enacted a Law hereby the Jamia Millia Islamia became an independent University. Khurshed Alam Khan was the Chancellor of this university. He is currently also member of Council of Indian Institutes of Technology.
Khurshed Alam Khan has the distinction of being a distinguished Parliamentarian for over 15 years as a member of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. He was the member of the Rajya Sabha from 1974–84 and the member of the 8th Lok Sabha from 1984–89, representing Farrukhabad constituency. He was a Member of the Union Council of ministers and has handled various portfolios, namely, External Affairs, Tourism, Civil Aviation, Textiles and Commerce.
As minister for External Affairs, he has toured extensively in the world. He has had the distinction of addressing the United Nations as also the Security Council on a number of occasions. The Foreign ministers' Conference of Non-Aligned Countries at Delhi and Luanda was presided over by him. In 1988, he represented India at the Republican Party Convention of the U.S.A.
He resigned his Lok Sabha seat when he was appointed the Governor of Goa on July 18, 1989. He also officiated as the Governor of Maharashtra He has been the Governor of Karnataka since January 6, 1991. He also officiated as the Governor of Kerala.
The areas of special interest to Khrushed Alam Khan are education, tourism, transport and urban development. Reading and Horticulture are favorite pastimes to which he devotes considerable time. Khurshed Alam Khan is the son-in-law of one of Dr. Zakir Hussain. Salman Khurshid, Union Minister for External Affairs, is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan.
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