Sabih Khan

Not to be confused with Sabi Khan.

Sabih Khan (born 1966) is an Indian-American business executive, who is currently the chief operating officer at Apple Inc.^[1] He assumed the role following the retirement of Jeff Williams in July 2025, and was previously the senior vice president of operations overseeing Apple's global supply chain and supplier responsibility programs.^[2]

Sabih Khan
Born	1966 (age 58–59) Moradabad, U.P., India
Alma mater	Tufts University (BS) RPI (MS)
Occupation(s)	COO, Apple

Early life and education

Khan was born in 1966 in Moradabad, in Uttar Pradesh, India.^[3][4] His family moved to Singapore when he was in fifth grade.^[4] He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and mechanical engineering from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.^[5]

Career

GE Plastics

Khan worked for GE Plastics (now SABIC), where he was an applications development engineer and key account technical leader.^[1]

Apple

Khan joined Apple in 1995.^[5]

On June 27, 2019, Khan was named senior vice president of operations, reporting to Jeff Williams.^[6] In his role at Apple, Khan's operations department has been responsible for establishing partnerships with green manufacturing suppliers.^[5] Additionally, Khan's department was responsible for changes to suppliers' operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

On July 8, 2025, Apple announced that Khan would succeed Williams as Chief Operating Officer.^[8][9][10]