- His parents were Amina and Goolam Pahad, activists in the Transvaal Indian Congress.
- In 1963 he received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he majored in sociology and Afrikaans.
- In 1959 he graduated from the Central Indian High School in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Published a memoir, "Insurgent Diplomat", in 2014.
- He completed a diploma at University College London in 1966, followed in 1968 by a Master's degree in international relations from the University of Sussex.
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