Forbes has ranked Shahid Khan, a Pakistani-born American billionairebusinessman and sports tycoon, as the 66th wealthiest man in the US.

According to the Forbes 400 Wealthiest Americanslink, Shahid Khan has a total net worth of$7.8 billion.——————————

Now 70, Shahid moved to the US back in 1967 aged 16 to study at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC).

In 1971, he graduated with a BSc in Industrial Engineering from the UIUC’sGrainger College of Engineering.

Shahid started working at the automotive parts manufacturing companyFlex-N-Gate during his university days.

Shahid bought auto parts supplier Flex-N-Gate from his former employer in1980.

Flex-N-Gate is now the 7th largest US automotive parts supplier company and33rd largest supplier in the world. It is the 49th largest privately heldUS company with an annual turnover of $8.3 billion.