Alan Khan (born 17 December

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

) is a South African media and radio personality. He hosts the talk show ''Walk the Talk with Alan Khan'' on Lotus FM. In April 2015 Khan was inducted into the South African Radio Hall of Fame. He is currently the Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at the

Durban University of Technology The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is a multi-campus university situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was formed in 2002 following the merger of Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon and it was initially known as the Durban In ...

in Durban. Khan married clinical sociologist Professor Mariam Seedat Khan in March 1997. They met after he had interviewed her on his talk show ''Capital Live'' on

Capital Radio 604 Capital Radio 604 was a radio station that broadcast to listeners in South Africa from transmitters located in the Transkei using Medium Wave (AM) on 603 kHz. Founded by Martin Rattle, the station started transmitting on 26 December 1979 ...

. They have two sons. Khan was born in

Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ...

, South Africa. Before joining DUT, he was CEO of

Jacaranda FM Jacaranda FM, previously known as Jacaranda 94.2, is a South African radio station, broadcasting in English and Afrikaans, with a footprint that covers Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the North West Province and boasts a listening audience of ...

and Deputy managing director of East Coast Radio. He was also a presenter on

and on East Coast Radio in Durban, presented F1 Powerboat Series on DStv Super Sport and he also co-hosted ''am2day'' national breakfast TV on SABC. In 2017, he won Best Actuality News and Talk Show at the South African Radio Awards. Khan hosted the 2018 World Travel Awards and co-hosted the launch of the Orphans of AIDS Trust with former President

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa f ...

and

Mark Shuttleworth Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux operating system. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first African to travel to spa ...

, who was the first African in space. He also co-hosted the 2018 BRICS International Film Awards.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Alan 1971 births Living people People from Durban South African people of Indian descent South African radio presenters Durban University of Technology alumni People from eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality