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Salman Khan
সালমান খান
Khan speaking at a TED conference in 2011
Born
Salman Amin Khan

(1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 48)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSal
Alma materMIT (BS, MS)
Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Teacher,
Executive Director of Khan Academy,
Founder of Khan Lab School,
Board Member of Aspen Institute
SpouseUmaima Marvi
Parent(s)Fakhrul Amin Khan
Masuda Khan

Salman Amin "Sal" Khan (Template:Lang-bn, born October 11, 1976) is an American teacher, entrepreneur, and a former hedge fund analyst. He is the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and a 501(c)(3) organization with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, mainly focusing on mathematics and sciences.[1]

As of April 2016, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has more than 2.5 million subscribers and the Khan Academy videos have been viewed more than 788 million times.[2] In 2012, Time named Salman Khan in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[3] Forbes magazine featured Khan on its cover with the story "$1 Trillion Opportunity."[4]

Early life and education

Salman Khan was born in Metairie, Louisiana.[5] His father, Dr Fakhrul Amin Khan, is from Barisal, Bangladesh, and his mother, Masuda Khan, is from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. He and his elder sister were raised by his mother.

Khan attended the public school Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana, where, as he recalls, "a few classmates were fresh out of jail and others were bound for top universities."[6] Khan was motivated even at a young age to help other people learn.

Khan attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with Bachelor of Science degrees in mathematics, electrical engineering, and computer science in 1998, later getting his Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science.[7] Khan was class president in his senior year.[8]

Khan also holds a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.[9][10]

Career

In 2002, Khan was a summer intern at PARC. From 2003 to late 2009, Khan worked as a hedge fund analyst at Connective Capital Management.[11][12][13]

Khan Academy

Main article: Khan Academy

In late 2003, Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!'s Doodle notepad.[14] When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he moved his tutorials to YouTube where he created an account on 16 November 2006.[15]

The popularity of his educational videos on the video-sharing website and the testimonials of students prompted Khan to quit his job as a financial analyst in late 2009. After consulting his wife, telling her it was the "highest social return that one could ever get,"[16] he moved his focus to developing his YouTube channel, Khan Academy, full-time with the aid of close friend Josh Gefner.[11] Khan consequently received sponsorship from Ann Doerr, the wife of John Doerr.[17]

His videos received worldwide interest from both students and non-students, with more than 458 million views in the first number of years.[16]

Khan outlined his mission as to "accelerate learning for students of all ages. With this in mind, we want to share our content with whoever may find it useful." Khan plans to extend the "free school" to cover topics such as English. Khan's videos are also used to educate rural areas of Africa and Asia. Citing his personal response: "With so little effort on my own part, I can empower an unlimited amount of people for all time. I can't imagine a better use of my time."[18]

Khan published a book about Khan Academy and education goals titled The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined.[19]

Khan Academy, initially a tool for students, added the Coach feature in 2012, promoting the connection of teachers with students through videos and monitor tools. With such online success, Khan has added that "someone who wants to become an engineer or a doctor cannot ignore the current education system. They have to show up there and take exams."[16]

Recognition

Personal life

Khan is married to Pakistani-American physician Umaima Marvi. The couple live with their children in Mountain View, California.[55][56][57]

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Salman Khan – Time 100". Time. April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. ^ "$1 Trillion Opportunity". Forbes Magazine.
  5. ^ Sengupta, Somini (December 4, 2011). "Online Learning, Personalized". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Sengupta, Somini (December 4, 2011). "Khan Academy Blends Its YouTube Approach With Classrooms". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Solomon, Ethan A. (December 6, 2011). "Sal Khan Is Commencement Speaker". The Tech.
  8. ^ "MIT's Next Commencement Speaker Sal Khan Compares His Alma Mater to Hogwarts". Wired Academic. December 7, 2011.
  9. ^ Kaplan, David A. (August 24, 2010). "Innovation in Education: Bill Gates' favorite teacher". Money. CNN. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  10. ^ "How Khan Academy Is Changing Education With Videos Made In A Closet – with Salman Khan". Mixergy. June 28, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  11. ^ a b Kowarski, Ilana (June 6, 2010). "College 2.0: A Self-Appointed Teacher Runs a One-Man 'Academy' on YouTube – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education". Chronicle.
  12. ^ a b Colbert, Stephen (Host) (2011). The Colbert Report. Colbert Nation. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  13. ^ Khan, Sal. "Sal Khan". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  14. ^ Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education. TED. 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  15. ^ "Khan academy". YouTube. Google. November 16, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  16. ^ a b c Sen, Ashish Kumar (June 28, 2010). "Bookmark: The Prof Who Keeps His Shirt On". Outlook India.
  17. ^ Bower, Amanda (December 16, 2011). "Substitute teacher". The Australian.
  18. ^ Temple, James (December 14, 2009). "Salman Khan, math master of the Internet – SFGate". Articles.sfgate.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  19. ^ Khan, Salman ‘Sal’ (2012). Talking about his new book. AirTalk (radio interview). Khan Adcademy. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  20. ^ "Math Wiz Adds Web Tools to Take Education to New Limits". PBS. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  21. ^ Michels, Spencer (February 22, 2010). "Khan Academy: How to Calculate the Unemployment Rate". NewsHour. PBS. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
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  34. ^ "Rethinking Learning with Salman Khan". February 21, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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  36. ^ "Commencement Speaker Chosen". The Rice Thresher. Rice University. October 20, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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  38. ^ Gill, Stan (June 13, 2012). "Sal Khan gives a Commencement speech of love, empathy, and optimism". The Tech.
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  40. ^ "The World's Most Important Teacher: Google's Eric Schmidt On Salman Khan". October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  41. ^ "Sal Khan discusses 'The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined'". October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  42. ^ "http://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/2013/08/03/20th-annual-summer-celebration". August 3, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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  48. ^ "Sal Khan at Adobe Digital Marketing Summit 2013". March 7, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  49. ^ "2013 Posey Leadership Award". Austin College. November 21, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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  51. ^ "Reimagining Education with Sal Khan at the University of New Orleans". May 20, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  52. ^ "Reimagining Education with Sal Khan at the University of New Orleans". May 6, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  53. ^ HBR IdeaCast. "Salman Khan on the Online Learning Revolution". HBR Blog Network. Harvard Business Review.
  54. ^ "The Heinz Awards: Salman Khan". The Heinz Awards.
  55. ^ "Education 2.0: The Khan Academy". Dawn (newspaper). April 26, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  56. ^ "Meet Sal Khan, Khan Academy". jointventure.org. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  57. ^ "Salman Khan - Educator". Biography. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

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