Nationality Indian Known for App development Spouse(s) Kashmiri Khan | Occupation Web developer, teacher Home town Khareda, India | |
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Full Name Mohammad Imran Khan Born May 12, 1978 (age 38) ( 1978-05-12 ) Residence Alwar, Rajasthan, India | ||
Mohammad Imran Khan (born Dec. 05, 1978) is an Indian web developer from Alwar, Rajasthan. He is a mathematics teacher in the Sanskrit Education Department and a self-taught computer programmer. He has developed over fifty-two educational mobile applications and more than a hundred websites.
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He gained prominence after being mentioned by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in a speech at Wembley Stadium, London, in November 2015. Modi said, "My India is in Imran Khan of Alwar."
Early life and education
Khan, who is of Meo ethnicity, was born on May 12, 1978 in Khareda in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, India. When he was a student, Khan wanted to be a scientist. In 1999, Khan became a third-grade government teacher after completing a two-year teaching course. He worked in Kota for four years, before being transferred to Jaton Ka Bas.
Programming and web development
Khan, who is self-taught, became proficient in programming and web development through online tutorials and the books left by his younger brother, who left for a job in Gurgaon after pursuing B.Tech. in Computer Science. He designed www.gktalk.com, a general knowledge-related website, in 2005. He was introduced to app development by Alwar's then district collector Ashutosh AT Pednekar. With 5-10 Lakh installs and 5,898 reviews, General Science in Hindi is the most-downloaded of Khan's apps.
Khan has donated all his applications to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as a patriotic contribution to Digital India. He has developed over fifty-two educational mobile applications and designed more than a hundred websites. Khan indicated that he would continue developing applications for other regional languages as well.
Mention by Modi
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, mentioned Khan during his speech at Wembley Stadium, London, in November 2015. Against a backdrop of news media debates about intolerance in India, Modi said that India is beyond news headlines and is much bigger than what people see on TV, adding, "My India resides in people like Imran Khan from Alwar". Khan expressed his happiness over Modi's admiration of his "small effort".
Soon afterwards, Khan was given free Internet service by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. MHRD minister Smriti Irani tweeted that Khan has done a "stupendous job". Khan also received a call from the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who congratulated him. Bharatiya Janata Party state president Ashok Parnami assured Khan of assistance with apps under development.
Rajasthan's Technical and Higher Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf gave Khan ₹11,000 (US$160). He also offered him the post of project officer in the Department of Science and Technology, but Khan "politely turned down" the offer.
Bhamashah Award
Imran Khan was nominated for state-level Bhamashah award for giving up the copyright to 60 of his mobile apps on education and gifted the same to HRD ministry.The total estimated value of his apps are Rs 3.32 crores. Education Minister of Rajasthan Mr. Vasudev Devanani with Chairman of state assembly Mr. Kailash Meghwal awarded him in Birla Auditorium on June 28, 2016.