He studied architecture at the National College of the Arts, Lahore graduated in 1978 and, after working briefly in Karachi, proceeded to the United States of America to obtain a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He returned to Pakistan and joined Nespak in 1985, proving by his multiple talents and engaging personality to be a successful professional. In 1999,
he became Vice President to NESPAK to head the Architecture Planning Division at Karachi. He served as the Managing Director and President of Nespak from 2009 to 2013 , and was the first Architect head of the country's largest Engineering consultancy organization. Apart from being a top manager, Asad has had the unique distinction of having been personally involved, as the lead designer, with a wide range of outstanding, and often award-winning, projects of national significance. These include, among others, the Prime Minister's House, the Prime Minister's Secretariat and the Naval Headquarters Complex in Islamabad; the Expo Centre, and the Sindh Islamic Centre Sukkur; and the Pakistan Embassy Complexes in Bangkok and Bahrain respectively. He is an active golfer, having represented the country as Member of the National Golf Team at a number of international events. He is also a keen hunter, and a collector of art and artifacts. Khan has an illustrious background, his father Mr. Khan was a top civil servant of the Indian Services era (ICS) and his grandfather, Nawab Ismail Khan, the name Asad carries, was amongst the founding fathers to our Country.
