Shahid Khan | |
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Khan in 2015
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Born |
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
July 18, 1950
Residence | Naples, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Shad Khan |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Industrial Engineering (B.S.) |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Occupation | Owner: Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) Fulham F.C. (FLC) Flex-N-Gate, LLC Toronto Four Seasons |
Net worth | US$8.5 billion (May 2017) |
Spouse(s) | Ann Carlson Khan |
Children | 2 |
Shahid Khan (Urdu: شاہد خان; born July 18, 1950), also known as Shad Khan, is a Pakistani-American billionaire and business tycoon. He is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), the English Football League Championship team Fulham F.C., and automobile parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate in Urbana, Illinois.
Khan was featured on the front cover of Forbes magazine in 2012, associating him as the face of the American Dream. As of August 2017, Khan's net worth is over $8.7 billion. He is ranked 70th in the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, and is overall the 158th wealthiest person in the world. He is the richest person of Pakistani origin.
Khan was born in Lahore, Pakistan, to a middle-class family who were involved in the construction industry. His mother (now retired) was a professor of mathematics. He moved to the United States in 1967 at age 16 to study at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. When he came to the United States, he spent his first night in a $2/night room at the University Y-YMCA, and his first job was washing dishes for $1.20 an hour. He joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the school. He graduated from the UIUC College of Engineering with a BSc in Industrial Engineering in 1971. He later was awarded the Mechanical Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999. Khan became a US citizen in 1991. He is Sunni Muslim.