Mr. Khwaja was Director of the Weaker Sections Housing Program and Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation of India. During his career he has worked mostly in the area of planning and implementing socio-economic growth programs directed towards the underprivileged sections in society. He also has considerable experience in disaster management being exposed to three natural calamities between 1977 and 1989.

Mr. Khwaja holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in History (1974) from the University of Delhi, New Delhi and a Master's of Arts degree in History (1978) from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.