Sal Khan Educator Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Khan Academy and Net Worth
Sal Khan (Full Name: Salman Amin Khan) is an American educator and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform and organization. Also, he is the founder of Khan Lab School, in Mountain View, California. He was among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021 on Times annual list. In addition, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has 7.33 million subscribers as of July 2022.
He was born on October 11, 1976, in Metairie, Louisiana, in theUnited States. Khan is46 years old.
He is a man of average stature. Khan stands at a height of5 ft 7 in(Approx 1.7 m).
He was born in Metairie, Louisiana, in the United States to loving parents. Khan is the son ofFakhrul AminandMasuda Khan. His mother is from Murshidabad in West Bengal, India while his father is from Barisal, Bangladesh.
He is hitched to his beautiful wifeUmaima Marviin 2004. Umaima works as a Pakistani physician. The couple is parents of three children a sonImranand a daughterDiya. His wife maintains a low profile. The duo resides with their children in Mountain View, California.
He graduated from Grace King High School. During his time, he was a cartoonist for the high school’s newspaper. While in high school, he took upper-level mathematics courses at the University of New Orleans and graduated as valedictorian in 1994. Khan enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and pursued a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Course 6 (electrical engineering and computer science).
He also graduated with another bachelor’s degree in Course 18 (mathematics), in 1998. Also, he holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Further, on May 27, 2021, Khan received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University.
He first worked as a summertime intern at PARC in 2002. Khan later worked as a hedge fund analyst at Connective Capital Management from 2003 to 2009. In 2004, he began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!’s Doodle notepad. On November 16, 2006, he moved his tutorials to YouTube after his other relatives and friends sought his tutoring.
In 2009, he left his work at Connective Capital Management and moved his focus to developing his YouTube channel, Khan Academy, full-time with the aid of close friend Josh Gefner. He later received sponsorship from Ann Doerr, the wife of John Doerr. Through his videos, he received worldwide interest from both students and non-students, with more than 458 million views.
Moreover, he published a book about Khan Academy and its education goals, The One World Schoolhouse. His Khan Academy was partnering with the College Board to create free practice resources for the SAT test in 2015. Further, he recieved the 19th Annual Heinz Award in the Human Condition category in 2014 and the American Academy of Achievement’s Gold Medal in 2012. Additionally, his Academy has videos on YouTube that had been viewed over 1.9 billion times as of June 2022.
He has worked as an educator with his videos appearing on YouTube since 2009 and through his work, he has attained decent possessions. Khan’s net worth is$355 Million.
is an American educator and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform and organization. Also, he is the founder of Khan Lab School, in Mountain View, California. In addition, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has 7.33 million subscribers as of July 2022.
Khan is 46 years old born on October 11, 1976, in Metairie, Louisiana, in the United States.
He is hitched to his beautiful wifeUmaima Marviin 2004. Umaima works as a Pakistani physician. The couple is parents of three children a sonImranand a daughterDiya.
