My Take
Shahid Khan is one of those genuinely remarkable American success stories that still manages to feel underappreciated. He immigrated from Lahore, Pakistan as a teenager with next to nothing, put himself through the University of Illinois, and eventually built Flex-N-Gate into a multi-billion-dollar auto parts empire — becoming one of the wealthiest people in the country. But most people know him as the guy who owns the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC simultaneously, which is just a wildly cool flex. He's not a celebrity owner who shows up for press photos; he's actually invested in both clubs in a real way. Earning Illinois' Order of Lincoln in 2011 felt fitting — the state shaped him, and he gave back. Immigrant, engineer, billionaire sports magnate: the arc is almost too cinematic to believe.
Overview
Shahid Rafiq Khan (born July 18, 1950) is a Pakistani and American businessman. He owns the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the Premier League and is also a lead investor of the American wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), owned by his son, Tony. Khan is also the owner of Flex-N-Gate, an American supplier of motor vehicle components.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shahid Khan
- Name (Japanese)
- シャヒド・カーン
- Reading
- しゃひど・かーん
- Born
- July 18, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- engineer / businessperson / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Order of Lincoln
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.