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Native name সালমান খান Born New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Residence Mountain View, California Nationality American Other names Sal Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Business School Occupation Educator Website khanacademy.org Salman Amin 'Sal' Khan<1> (Bengali: সালমান খান) is a Bangladeshi American<2> educator and founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and nonprofit organization. From a small office in his home, Khan has produced over 2600 videos elucidating a wide spectrum of academic subjects, mainly focusing on mathematics and the sciences. As of October 2011, "Khan Academy" had attracted more than 200,000 subscribers.<3> Contents 1 Early life and Education 2 Career 2.1 Khan Academy 3 Recognition 4 References 5 External links Early life and Education
Salman Khan holds three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: a BS in mathematics, a BS in electrical engineering and computer science, and a MEng in electrical engineering and computer science. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.<4><5> Career
Salman Khan worked as a Hedge fund analyst before quitting in late 2009.<6> Khan Academy Main article: Khan Academy In late 2004, Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!'s Doodle notepad.<7> When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he decided it would be more practical and beneficial to distribute the tutorials on YouTube where he created an account on 16 November 2006.<8> Their popularity on the video sharing website and the testimonials of appreciative students prompted Khan to quit his job as a hedge fund analyst in late 2009 to focus on developing his YouTube channel, 'Khan Academy', full-time.<9> His videos attracted on average more than 20,000 hits each. Students from around the world have been attracted to Khan's concise, practical, and relaxed teaching method.<8> 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 also plans to extend his "free school" to cover topics such as English and history. Programs are being undertaken to use Khan's videos to teach those in isolated areas of Africa and Asia. He delineated his motives: 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.
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