▁Day ▁Award , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁highest ▁civil ▁honor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Khan ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁whose ▁ancest ors ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁M ug hal ▁arist ocracy ▁in ▁Beng al ▁and ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁R ango on ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁t utor ▁the ▁de posed ▁M ug hal ▁Emperor , ▁Bah ad ur ▁Shah ▁Z af ar ' s ▁children . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R ango on , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁worked , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Bol on ness a ▁Beg um , ▁got ▁herself ▁in ▁a ▁long - dra wn - out ▁lit ig ation ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁on ▁propriet ary ▁rights ▁to ▁his ▁vast ▁wealth ▁and ▁establish ments . ▁ ▁Khan ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁R ango on ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁there . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁mat ric ulation ▁exam ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁stood ▁fifth ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁with ▁dist in ctions ▁in ▁four ▁subjects . ▁He ▁passed ▁his ▁intermediate ▁exam ination ▁in ▁arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁stood ▁first ▁in ▁R ango on ▁University ▁with ▁distinction ▁in ▁English . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁B . A . ▁hon ors ▁degree ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁stood ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁class . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁B . L