▁order ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁camp . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁All - Ind ia ▁schools ▁hockey ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁forward ▁under ▁the ▁famous ▁hockey ▁player ▁Ro op ▁Singh , ▁who ▁played ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁H ear ing ▁this ▁selection ▁news , ▁his ▁father ▁went ▁on ▁cry ing . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁Ah med ▁Sher ▁died . ▁As lam ▁Sher ▁Khan ' s ▁amb ition ▁was ▁to ▁represent ▁his ▁own ▁country ▁in ▁hockey ▁in ▁the ▁Olympics ▁like ▁his ▁father . ▁As lam ▁Sher ▁Khan ▁played ▁hockey ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁back . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Indian ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Khan ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁head ▁a ▁new ▁committee ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Olympic ▁Association ▁to ▁organ ize ▁hockey ▁in ▁India . ▁This ▁panel ▁will ▁work ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Field ▁Hockey ▁Federation . ▁The ▁panel ▁also ▁includes ▁Ash ok ▁K umar , ▁A j it ▁Pal ▁Singh , ▁Z af ar ▁I q bal , ▁and ▁D han raj ▁P ill ay . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁politics ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁an ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁from ▁Bet ul ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁Mad h ya ▁Pr adesh . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁from ▁Bet ul ▁constitu ency ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ,