M. J. Khan was elected to the Houston City Council in December 2003 and served three terms. He was the first Muslim elected to the council of any of America’s large cities. During his tenure on Houston City Council, Shifa Clinic and Ibn-e-Sina clinics got $850,000 each from the city; Over Ten Million Dollars for affordable housing projects for Shifa; large number of community members were appointed to various boards and commissions and opportunities were open for many in high positions in the city.
M. J. Khan is married to Dr. Attiya S. Khan, a renowned Interventional Cardiologist and the first female Cardiology fellow at Texas Heart Institute and recipient of Six Gold Medals from Punjab University of Pakistan as the top medical student.
Their son Faraz Khan is a renowned scholar, married to Sarah Ashraf. The Khans are blessed with four grand children.
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
Honored by the League of Women Voters
USCIS-U.S. Department of State’s Outstanding American by Choice Award
Father of the Year Award
Friends of Filipinos Award
Men of Style 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
City of Houston
Council Member District F 2004 – 2009
Committee Appointments (Partial List):
Budget and Fiscal Affairs
Flooding and Drainage
International Liaison and Protocol
Minority and Women owned Business Enterprises
Homeland Security
Task Force on Airport Security issues
Convenience Store Safety Task Force
Accomplishments (Partial List):
Submitted amendment to add two additional police cadet classes for FY2008 (only one police cadet class was added via Clutterbuck amendment)
Voted to develop the City’s Wireless Network
Voted to support the City’s Smoking Ban
Voted to support the Apartment Security Ordinance
Requested and received an additional mobile command center for Houston Police Department
Voted for an additional Police cadet class for FY 2007
Voted for a property tax decrease
Requested an increase in CIP planning cycle from 5 years to 7-10 years (as of the 2007, the CIP planning cycle has increase by 1 year to six years)
Voted for a property tax decrease
Voted to support the Safe Clear Mobility initiative
Proposed and got city council approval for all city departments to produce Zero-Based Budgets.
International AffairsCouncil Member Khan was appointed as Chair of the City’s International Liaison and Protocol Committee (ILPC. As chair of the ILPC, Councilman Khan has the opportunity to meet and discuss an array of important issues with international leaders, delegations, and students, thereby promoting Houston as a world-class city, directly and indirectly affecting international relationships and trade
Town Hall Meetings
Other Accomplishments
Other Community Assignments (Partial List):
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