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Portrait of Shahid Khan.

Shahid Khan

Pakistani-American founder of Flex-N-Gate; owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC. The immigrant bootstraps myth — and its honest footnotes.

Flex-N-Gate · Automotive parts, sports ownership · est. 1980

Born in Lahore in 1950; arrived in the US in 1967 to study engineering at the University of Illinois, working as a dishwasher. Bought auto-parts firm Flex-N-Gate in 1980 and built it on his one-piece bumper innovation into one of the largest private companies in America. Bought the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars (2011) and Fulham FC (2013); backs All Elite Wrestling. Net worth over US$12 billion.

Notable achievements

  • Designed a one-piece seamless car bumper that became an industry standard.
  • Built Flex-N-Gate into one of America’s largest private companies.
  • Bought the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars (2011) and Fulham FC (2013).
  • Backed the launch of All Elite Wrestling (2019).

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Flex-N-Gate

Stories about Shahid Khan

Portrait of Shahid Khan, founder of Flex-N-Gate and owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Shahid Khan: The Bumper, the Bootstraps, and the Billions

Shahid Khan arrived in America with a few hundred dollars and built a fortune on a better bumper. The genuine immigrant-success story — and an honest look at the family advantage that launched it and the billionaire leverage that now defines it.

Shahid Khan