Born in Akora Khattak in Nowshera district, Khushal Khan's ancestors had migrated from Teri in Karak.

Khushal Khan Khattak was a scholar, thinker, philosopher and poet.

Khushal Khan's poetry consists of more than 45,000 poems. According to some historians, the number of books written by Khattak are more than 200. His more famous books are Baz-nama, Swat-nama, Fazl-nama, Tibb-nama, and Firaq-nama.

Khushal Khan Khattak died on February 25, 1689.