Mr. Khan is an experienced professional with nearly 20 years of expertise working with the government and reputable international non-government organizations on correctional services i.e.  Prisons and Reclamation & Probation.

Mr. Khan began his career in 2004 as a Superintendent of Prisons at the Inspectorate of Prisons Government of Khyber Pakhtukhwa. During his ten-year tenure in the KP prison system, Mr. Khan held various positions, such as Assistant Inspector General and Deputy Director of Prisons. In 2009, he was seconded to the UN Mission in Sudan as a Corrections Advisor.

In 2014, Mr. Khan joined UNODC Pakistan as a Criminal Justice Expert. In 2017, he became a Senior Corrections Advisor at Adam Smith International’s Justice System Support Programme (JSSP) and later served as Deputy Team Lead. While at JSSP, Mr. Khan developed the Corrections Policy for KP, which emphasized provisions for alternatives to imprisonment and led to the drafting of a new probation and parole law that was passed by the legislature in 2020.

From 2017 to 2021, Mr. Khan worked as an international consultant with UNODC Indonesia and UN CTED on the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners (VEPs) and Prevention of Radicalization to Violence in Prisons. He worked on the joint UN project on VEPs in Kazakhstan, Uganda, and Tunisia.

Currently, Mr. Khan serves as a Project Coordinator with UNODC Tajikistan for the RFTF detention program. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.