Khan has taken over the reins as the top police official in the valley at a time when Kashmir is going through a spate of street protests.
He took over the charge from Syed Javed Mujtaba Gillani at a brief ceremony held at the zonal police headquarters here, a police spokesperson said.
Gillani would now be the Director, State Vigilance Organisation.
Khan is a highly decorated police officer and has served in many key positions including SSP Srinagar, SSP Baramulla, SSP Anantnag and SSP Doda.
He has also as served as J&K's IGP (Crime), IGP (Traffic) and Director Vigilance Organization.
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