Salman khan

Salman Khan

By mdzhang
  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth

    Salman Khan was born on October 11, 1976 in Metiarie, Luisiana.
  • Family

    Family

    Father was from Barisal, Bangladesh and mother was from Calcutta, India.
  • High School

    High School

    Salman Khan attended Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana. He says that some of the students were bound for top colleges while others were fresh out of prison.
  • College

    College

    Khan was accepted in MIT, one of the best engineering and tech schools in the United States. Graduated with a Bachelors in math, electrical engineering, and computer science. On senior year Khan was class president.
  • MS in Computer Science

    MS in Computer Science

    Salman Khan receives an MS in computer science.
  • First Job

    First Job

    Salman Khan got his first job as a Financial Analyst.
  • Started Tutoring

    Started Tutoring

    Late 2004 Salman Khan started tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in math. He used Yahoo's doodlepad.
  • Started Youtube Tutoring

    Started Youtube Tutoring

    Khan gets many requests to learn from him so he starts a youtube channel with tutoring. In a few years his videos would receive over 350 million views.
  • Quit Job

    Quit Job

    Quit his Financial Analyst job and took on Khan academy.
  • Khan Academy Receives Funds

    Khan Academy Receives Funds

    Google funds recognizes and funds $2 million to Salman Khan to expand Khan Academy. Bill Gates donates $1.5 to help Khan's organization grow.
  • Current Residency

    Current Residency

    Salman Khan and his family, which cosists of his wife, Umaima Marvi, and his two children, live in Mountain View, California.