Muhammad Arshad Khan

Muhammad Arshad Khan (Pashto, Urdu: محمد ارشد خان, born 14 October 1969) popularly known as MAK, is a Pakistani artist, painter, sculptor and social worker and the president of the Pakistan national committee for the World Art Games. He has painted several paintings, did not go to any art college and learnt painting by Bashir Mirza. His style of painting is identified by certain section as Mak Art.

Early life and education
Muhammad Arshad Khan is the son of Muhammad Azam Khan, born in Pontia, Tehsil Topi, Swabi District Khyber Pukhtunkhwa on October 14, 1969. (His official birth date is February 16, 1972). He spent few years in Karachi, then his family shifted to Topi where he grew up in Mohallah Serai (a labour colony of Pukhtoon Society).

He studied at Government Primary School Shaheedan Topi,  Government High School Topi, from where he obtained his secondary school certificate in 1988. After qualifying intermediate examination from Peshawar Board, he studied Sociology as a major subject, along with Mass Communication,Community Development and Urban Sociology as specialized subjects in Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Karachi University. In 1996, he earned a Master of Arts degree. He did research thesis titiled "Study of The Factors Effecting Maternal and Infant Health in Low Income Groups of Urban" to qualify for masters degree. Presently, he resides in New Muzzafar Abad Colony, Landhi Industrial Area, Karachi.

Career as Artist
He was better in drawings among his school mates but he couldn’t attend arts school to learn drawing. One Khalid Zaman brought him to Karachi”. At Karachi, he involved in arts/theater as an actor, under the guidance of Ahmed Farooqui, an actor qualified at Poonum Arts School.

Soon after graduating from Karachi University, he took appointment in TCS. He got an opportunity to become a student of Performance Award winner painter and Ex-Cultural Attaché for Australia, Mr. Bashir Mirza. Bashir Mirza started teaching him drawings and paintings from September 1997 till his death on January 5, 2000. He had also taken some classes from Nayyer Jameel.

He was introduced to the "Sunday gathering" at Indus Gallery by Bashir Mirza in 1997, where regular members Ali Imam, Bashir Mirza, Saleem Asmi, Professor Dr. Haroon, M. M. Usmani, Suleman Ganchi, Iqbal Jaffery, Aftab Tapal, Tasaduq Sohail and other national as well as international artists and celebrities interacted about arts.

Helping Terrorism affected students
"Ranrraa", established in 2006, is basically a Pashto word which has multiple meanings as Light, Sacred Conception and Bright Vision etc. He associated with the trust to help students affected by terrorism. "The mission of trust is to boost up the morale and life standard of the students directly affected by terrorism in Swat and Waziristan and ...... restart the life circle.

Pukhtoon Thinkers Forum
Muhammad Arshad Khanis a founder member, Cultural and Literary Secretary of “Pukhtoon Thinkers Forum” which was established on November 16, 2007. It is a non profit organization established to promote philosophy of non-violence, specially the version practiced Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.