S M Khan, Press Secy to former President Dr Kalam, dies at 67

He was Press Secretary to former President A P J Abdul Kalam (2002 to 2007) and also wrote a book titled “The People’s President”, narrating his experiences working with Dr Kalam. Khan also served as the Director of Jamia Hamdard Residential Coaching Academy.

Born on June 15, 1957 at Khurja in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, Khan belongs to a family of lawyers. He did his LLB and then LLM from Aligarh Muslim University and won the Chancellor’s Gold Medal by the varsity. He later went to University of Wales for a degree in Economics.

During his 13-year stint — 1989 to 2002 — at the CBI, Khan was the face of the agency when it was handling several high-profile cases. After his term ended with the President, Khan moved to a prestigious position as the Director General (News) at Doordarshan. He also held the position of vice president and trustee at the India Islamic and Cultural Centre, Delhi.

Khan was also a member of the Aligarh Muslim University Court and was also appointed by the President of India as his nominee in the Executive Council of the AMU.