M.J. Khan for Mayor of Houston

Safety • Prosperity • Opportunity for All

Meet MJ Khan

A loving husband, MJ Khan has been married more than 47 years to Dr. Attiya Khan, a renowned cardiologist in Houston and the first female cardiology fellow at the Texas Heart Institute.

They are most proud of their son, daughter-in-law and their four grandchildren.

Building a better Houston for everyone is why MJ Khan is running for Mayor of Houston.

EDUCATION

Rice University
Houston,Texas
1997 MBA
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
1976 MS Civil Engineering
NED Engineering College,
Karachi University
Pakistan
1974 B.E. Civil Engineering
Sind University
Hyderabad, Pakistan
1969 B.Sc. Mathematics/Physics

EXPERIENCE*

Houston City Council Member, District F.
Elected three terms effectively representing Sharpstown, Alief, Gulfton, and southwest Houston. 2004-2009
As city council member proposed “Zero-Based Budgeting” for City departments
Focused on unfunded liabilities in City’s Pension Systems and Retirees Health Benefits
Proposed reductions in Houston property tax rates
Successfully fought against crimes, prostitution, gangs, itinerant vendors, and night clubs in neighborhoods
For six years had surplus funds in his City Council Budget
Committees Served: Budget and Fiscal Affairs, Ethics, Housing and Community Development, Human Services and Technology Access, Public Safety and Homeland Security; Chaired International Liaison and Protocol Committee and the Flooding and Drainage Committee
Successful Oil & Gas Exploration
Engineering and Real Estate Developments

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS*

Professional License: Professional Engineers of Texas
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Former Member, Small Business Advisory Board, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
Member, Asia Society Texas, Advisory Board
Former President of ISGH and PAGH
Former Member, Holocaust Museum Houston Advisory Board
Former Member, Houston West Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board
Former Member, National League of Cities, Transportation Infrastructure & Services Committee

HONORS*

Honored by the League of Women Voters
USCIS-U.S. Department of State’s Outstanding American by Choice Award
Friends of Filipinos Award
Asian American Leadership Award from Asia Society Texas Center
Along with his wife, received a proclamation from City of Houston for outstanding community service
Black Heritage Society Honoree

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