Full Bio
Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan was a U.S. Army captain who was killed in Iraq in 2004. His story became nationally known through the public witness of his parents, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, who presented his military service and sacrifice as part of American Muslim civic memory. Accounts of his death emphasize that he moved toward danger to protect fellow soldiers.
Khan's profile should be handled with restraint and respect. It is not a celebrity page; it is a service record and a family memory. In the archive, he stands for the Muslim Americans whose contribution to the United States includes military service, loss, and the public defense of constitutional belonging.
Overview
Biography and setting
Humayun Khan is presented as scholar associated with Virginia and Iraq. The working chronology for this record is 1976-2004. Remembered for military service, sacrifice, public memorialization, and American Muslim civic memory. Humayun Khan is presented as u.s. army officer associated with Virginia and Iraq. The working chronology for this record is 1976-2004. Remembered for military service, sacrifice, public memorialization, and American Muslim civic memory.
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1976-2004
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American service and armed forces
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