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Imran Khan Family History: Hindu Father, American Citizen, and Aamir Khan Relation
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:27
Imran Khan Family History: Hindu Father, American Citizen, and Aamir Khan Relation
- •Bollywood actor Imran Khan received a notice from Mumbai Police to leave India due to his non-Indian citizenship after participating in a protest.
- •Imran Khan holds American citizenship by birth, having been born in Madison, Wisconsin on January 13, 1983.
- •His father, Anil Pal, is a Hindu software engineer from Bengal, while his mother Nuzhat Khan is Muslim; his parents divorced when he was one and a half years old.
- •He is related to superstar Aamir Khan because his maternal grandfather was film producer Nasir Hussain, making Aamir his cousin-uncle.
- •Imran was previously married to Avantika Malik Khan, with whom he shares a daughter, and is currently in a relationship with Lekha Washington.
Key Questions Answered
Mumbai Police served a notice to Imran Khan ordering him to leave India by October 28 because he participated in a political protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar without holding Indian citizenship, thereby violating OCI and immigration regulations.
Imran Khan was detained alongside his girlfriend Lekha and others after taking part in an unauthorized demonstration at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan on October 10, which demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Imran Khan holds US citizenship by birth because he was born on January 13, 1983, in Madison, Wisconsin, under American laws that grant citizenship to anyone born on US soil.
