Khalid Khan is Head of Legal at Seddiqi Holding. Among other things, it owns Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, the luxury watch and jewellery distributor. He previously worked in private practice for Pinsent Masons, Reed Smith Richards Butler, and Dentons; and as General Counsel for leading multinational and family-owned GCC businesses (including MH Alshaya Co, GEMS Education, Gulf Investment Corporation, and The Zubair Corporation). Khalid is an English qualified solicitor. In the past, he also worked as a Parliamentary Assistant at the House of Commons for a former UK Secretary of State, and at the European Commission in Brussels. He has won a number of awards, including Innovative In-House Team of the Year, and Middle East General Counsel of the Year.