Amir Khan Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Boxer
Nationality	British
Date of Birth	08/12/1986
Age	37 years
Birthplace	Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Amir Iqbal Khan
Nickname	King
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Hometown	Greater Manchester, England

Physical Stats & More

Height	174 cm
Weight	70 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Smithills School, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
College	Bolton College, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Educational Qualifications	Two year Sports Development Diploma

Personal Life

Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Playing Cricket, Basketball and Football

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Wife

Faryal Makhdoom, Pakistani-American student (married 31 May 2013)

Children

Son	N/A
Daughter	Lamaisah Khan (born 23 May 2014)

Family

Father

Shah Khan

Mother

Falak Khan

Siblings

Brother	Haroon Khan (Boxer)
Sisters	Tabinda Khan, Mariyah Khan

Career

Boxing

Professional Debut	16 July 2005 vs David Bailey
Coach/Mentor	Oliver Harrison (July 2005 – April 2008) Jorge Rubio (July 2008 – September 2008) Freddie Roach (October 2008 – September 2012) Virgil Hunter (September 2012 – present)
Records	In 2003, won a Gold Medal at the AAU Junior Olympic Games. In 2004, won a Silver Medal at the Athens Olympics. In 2009, won the World Title for WBA light-welterweight champion. In 2011, won the World Title (Super Title) for WBA light-welterweight champion. In 2012, again won the World Title (Super Title) for WBA light-welterweight champion.
Career Turning Point	In July 2009, when he won the World Title for WBA light-walterweight champion by defeating Andreas Kotelnik.

Favourites

Favourite Food	Fish, chips, mushy peas, chilli chicken, lamb doners and lamb Korai
Favourite Boxer	Muhammad Ali

Some Lesser Known Facts

Amir Khan's smoking habit is unknown.
Amir Khan's alcohol consumption is also unknown.
He was born and raised in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, to a Rajput Family.
His family originates from Matore village in Kahuta Tehsil, Rawalpindi district, Pakistan.
Amir Khan actively supports the Muslim Writers Awards and is part of the Naqshabandi Sufi Order.
His younger brother, Haroon "Harry" Khan, is an undefeated professional boxer.
English cricketer Sajid Mahmood is his cousin.
As a child, his father took Amir to Bolton Lads boxing gym when he was 8 years old due to his overactive nature.
He began competitive boxing at the age of 11.
One of Amir Khan's early amateur fights was against Victor Ortiz, whom he defeated with a second-round stoppage.
Amir Khan was Britain's sole representative at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
In 2004, when Amir won the Silver Medal at the Athens Olympics, he became Britain's youngest Olympic boxer since 1976.
In July 2009, he became Britain's 3rd youngest Boxing World Champion by winning the WBA light-walterweight title against Andriy Kotelnik.
Amir Khan is fluent in Urdu, English, and Punjabi.