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There are some inconsistencies in his birth year. Articles on the Rams purchase say that he was 55 at the time of the purchase in 2010. He graduated Illinois in 1971. If you assume that most people are 21 when they graduate college that would imply he was born in 1950 (but a wild card is that he was 16 when he came to the U.S. and some articles imply he went directly to U of I). One of the sources says he bought Bumper Works in 1978 at age 28 -- that would again imply 1950). I did see one reference saying he is older. But since we don't know the birth date I'm going to stick with logic and change the date to c. 1950 (e.g., 59 or 60 at the time of the purchase) even though that flies in the face of most media coverage. Americasroof ( talk) 23:51, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
The Wikipedia page for Jews refers to Jewish "ethnicity" and Jews seem to meet all 6 requirements of an ethnic minority listed on the Minority Group page. There are Jewish NFL owners who predate Mr. Khan's purchase of the Jacksonville Jaguars. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.157.76 ( talk) 03:04, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
I want to make note of the fact that valid sourced info about an OSHA fine at Flex-n-Gate has been improperly removed on at least 2 occasions (September 17, 2012 and October 28, 2012), both times in one-time-only edits by anonymous IP users. I have no way of knowing whether it was the same individual, or whether he/they were connected with that company in some way. Regardless, such editing smacks of an effort to "cleanse" the article of unfavorable info - and will not be countenanced. The sentence in question has been restored to the article and should not be removed without a valid explanation. Cgingold ( talk) 04:41, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
Okay, we're going to need to hammer out what to call Fulham in this article. Khan is American, and the the WP:TIES guideline recommends American forms be WP:TIES. Additionally, considering that Khan also owns an American football team, calling Fulham a "football club" will confuse readers. I expect this is going to be a recurring issue.-- Cúchullain t/ c 21:27, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Seems this is coming back up - again, we can't use "football" for both sports, as it's confusing. As Khan owns teams playing two different kinds of "football" we need to distinguish them. This is an article about an American, so it uses American English, where "soccer" is standard, and it's not ambiguous or confusing for readers from other countries.-- Cúchullain t/ c 14:46, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Please could someone remove the GBP to USD conversion for the reported purchase price of Fulham F.C. As Pound Sterling is one of the World's major currencies such a conversion is unnecessary, and is against MoS Thanks GeoffreySuchart ( talk) 06:06, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
While speaking of the OSHA violations at Flex-n-Gate former workers at a shuttered Chrome Craft Corporation plant in Highland Park are charging that the plant likely contaminated an adjacent neighborhood and possibly some urban farms in the area with a highly toxic carcinogen. The major hazard is hexavalent chromium -- the same substance that contaminated tiny Hinckley, Calif., in an environmental case Erin Brockovich made famous. It was used to coat bumpers at the plant. The plant, called Chrome Craft, has been cited over the past 20 years for 39 violations of city, state and federal laws regarding its discharges into Detroit sewers, its lack of a permit to store hazardous waste, improper storage of waste and failure to train workers, according to documents obtained by the UAW under the Freedom of Information Act. The NAACP, the UAW, environmental groups and workers are asking the state's Department of Environmental Quality to investigate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.177.108.115 ( talk) 21:10, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Regarding this summary, it is a frivolous removal and the reason provided is weak. Khan migrated to the U.S. as a Pakistani immigrant, and did not become a citizen until 26 years later. Most reliable coverage on Khan has extensively focused on his background, as his story is considered a special case (eg. Forbes, Tribune, 60 Minutes etc.). It is therefore fitting and appropriate to mention Khan's background in accordance with sources; as he is Pakistan-born, and also a migrant, he is by definition a Pakistani American. If he was American-born, then perhaps the relevance of his background could be argued. Most other articles on American figures born overseas or of foreign descent usually follow the same hyphenated convention, so this article is no exception. Unless there is a strong policy-based argument contradicting the above mentioned reliable coverage, please don't edit war over this. Mar4d ( talk) 14:12, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
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In the beginning line, please change Pakistani-American to American. In the infobox change Nationality and Citizenship to American and United States respectively. Optionally you can also add originally from Pakistan or of Pakistani origin in the end of beginning line.
Reason: According to MOS:OPENPARAGRAPH this change should be made (Please read it). Forbes also mentions him as an American instead of Pakistani-American in its billionaires list. He's from Pakistani background not Pakistani-American. Early life section already contains info about his background so Pakistani-American should be removed per Wikipedia guidelines.-- 139.190.118.184 ( talk) 12:03, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
Shahid Khan is in United States since 60s and an American since 90s. He's not Pakistani-American, he's just American. I made a request as an IP before creating an account to change it per MOS:OPENPARAGRAPH but it was rejected because his citizenship is also Pakistani. Here's a source, Forbes says his citizenship is American. I have now removed Pakistani-American from the article. If you want to add it, please discuss it here first and invite other users also.-- 47rx374rgx36 ( talk) 06:54, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
I have seen both 1977 and 1981 as the year when Shahid married Ann Carlson Khan ( Married Biography lists Ann being born on October 21st 1954 in Park Ridge, Illinois). The websites listing 1981 lists January 28th 1981 as the full date that their marriage took place whereas the websites listing 1977 as the marriage year simply say 1977 as the marriage year.
Their daughter, Shanna Noelle McCabe (Née Khan) would be 33 currently (and could be turning 34 depending when birthday is in relation to her wedding day in 2021 according to an 2015 New York article which talks about an 28 old Shanna marrying Justin Charles McCabe in April 2015 but doesn't list a DOB for Shanna though it does mention Fulham football club and the Jacksonville Jaguars being owned by her father. - 2A02:C7F:C283:C100:8506:C6F6:4A0:37 ( talk) 12:30, 5 January 2021 (UTC)