Born to a middle class family of Mansehra on the 8th of May 1953. Mr. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan received his primary education from Government Primary School, Mansehra, did matriculation from Government High School, Mansehra and F.A. from the Government College, Mansehra. He joined the Government College, Abbottabad and did graduation in 1974. Subsequently, he graduated in Law in 1977 from the Khyber Law College and joined the profession of Law the same year. He was enrolled as Advocate Peshawar High Court in 1979 and in 1991 he was awarded the license to appear before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a lawyer.

Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan is the only judge of the Peshawar High Court who remained stuck to the principled stance of the independence of judiciary till last and was restored alongwith the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on March 16, 2009. His lordship rejected the offer to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) on November 3, 2007.

His elevation to the Bench as Additional Judge in September, 2000 was an acknowledgment of his professional capabilities and after having served as a Judge of the Peshawar High Court for 9 years, his lordship was appointed as Chief Justice on 20th October, 2009.