Shoaib Khan was born in Jaunpur, India on May 4, 1936. He received a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with major in Electric Power from Benaras Hindu University, in Varanasi, India, in 1957.

Shoaib worked from 1957 to 1965 in India with Kaiser Engineers and M.N. Dastur & Co. His experience included engineering, construction and operation of steel, aluminum and power plants. He and Shamim were married in 1960, and they moved to Canada in 1965.

Shoaib had over forty years of experience in power systems engineering, application, and protective relaying for power (hydro, thermal, nuclear), pulp & paper, mining & metals, and chemical plants in North America and overseas. He had worked with Bechtel Corp., SNC LAVALIN, and Sandwell as a specialist in Power Systems and Protection. With Sandwell EPC Inc., he held the position of a Specialist in Power Systems and Protection. He was also engaged in organizing, developing, and teaching courses in power systems and protection. He had authored numerous technical papers on power systems, applications engineering and protection, some of which have been published in IAS/PES transactions and Pulp & Paper Canada.

Shoaib was a senior member of IEEE, a registered engineer with the order of Ingenieurs and the Professional Engineers of Ontario. He was also an active member of IEEE/IAS - PPIC PDS subcommittee. He was a recipient of IEEE Centennial and Third Millennium Medals for achievement in education.

Shoaib had been active with IEEE Education Committee, Montreal Section for over thirty years and was Committee Chairman from 1974 to 1994. Shoaib was also an Auxiliary Professor with the department of Electrical Engineering and a guest lecturer with the Department of Chemical Engineering at McGill University, Montreal.

Shoaib will be remembered by all his colleagues and friends for his dedication to the advancement of applied engineering and hard work and dedication to education in his field of endeavor. He was not only an outstanding engineer, but also a true friend to his colleagues and support to the training of young engineers.

Our prayers go out to the family surviving him, his wife Shamim, his children Sheema, Sheeba and Shakeeb, and grand children Sara and Zeyad.