 He was born in Pachiot near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir.His father, Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan, was a civil servant in Revenue Department of Azad Kashmir who topped the departmental exam and his grandfather Sardar Kala Khan was awarded with a special honorarium of respect by Maharaja of Kashmir.His Father died when he was a toddler and his education pursuits were supervised by his eldest sister Begum Naqqi Nazir Sharif with the help of Justice S. M. Sharif Khan.