Biography

Sadiq Khan was born in October 1970. He is an actor, known for Citizen Khan (2012), Revolting (2017) and 100 Years of Queen Elizabeth II (2026). He has been married to Saadiya Ahmed since 1994. They have two children.

In May 2016, he became the first Muslim mayor of London, England.

His school's director, Naz Bokhari, was the first Muslim headteacher at a UK secondary school. He studied maths and science at A-level, with plans to become a dentist. He became interested in law because of a teacher who told him "you're always arguing", and the TV series "LA Law". He studied law at the University of North London.

He was one of eight children. His parents were Pakistani immigrants, a bus driver and a seamstress, living on a southwest London housing estate.

As an MP, he has represented Tooting in south London since 2005.

The Rt. Hon. Khan was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2025 King's New Years Honours List for Political and Public Service. He is the Mayor of London in London, England.

[observation, 2016] The problem of the last eight years is Londoners have been given the impression that the job of the mayor is to cut ribbons, walk the red carpet and tell a few jokes. I can do all that, by the way, as well. But actually, mayors can do a huge amount. They can use the pulpit do city hall to bring people together.

[after the attacks on him by Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr.] I'm a reluctant participant in this dialogue with Donald Trump, because I'm trying to be a full-time mayor doing my job, and I'm not sure what he and his son have against me, and why they are tweeting about me. We're not schoolchildren.

[after Donald Trump's continued attacks on him] This man appears to have a crush on me.