S M Khan, a retired Indian Information Service officer who was the press secretary to the late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, died at a private hospital on Sunday. He was 67.
Khan is survived by his wife and three children.
According to a PTI report, Khan, a 1982-batch IIS officer was a prominent figure in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), serving as the longest-serving information officer for the agency from 1989 to 2002.
Throughout his tenure, he became the public face of CBI. He frequently addressed the media during high-profile cases, including the Bofors scandal, stock exchange scams and various white-collar crimes.
After his extensive service with the CBI, Khan was appointed as the press secretary to the late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. After Kalam's term, Khan moved to a prestigious position as the director general of News at Doordarshan, as per a report by PTI.
Khan also authored a book titled "People's President", which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also served as the vice president and trustee at the India Islamic and Cultural Centre, contributing to cultural dialogue and community development.
According to his family, his burial and last rites will be performed in his hometown Khujra in Uttar Pradesh on Monday afternoon.
According to The Indian Express, he was born on June 15, 1957, at Khurja in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh. 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 the University of Wales for a degree in Economics.
Khan was also a member of the Aligarh Muslim University Court and was appointed by the President of India as his nominee to the Executive Council of the AMU. Khan also served as the Director of Jamia Hamdard Residential Coaching Academy.