Reham Khan facts for kids
Reham Nayyar Khan (born 3 April 1973) is a British-Pakistani journalist, author, and filmmaker. She was born in Ajdabiya, Libya, and her family comes from Baffa, Pakistan. Reham Khan is known for her work in television and film. She was also married to Imran Khan, who later became the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2018. She married Mirza Bilal on 23 December 2022.
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Reham Khan
ریحام خان |
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Born |
Reham Nayyar Khan
3 April 1973 Ajdabiya, Libya
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Citizenship | British, Pakistani |
Alma mater | Jinnah College for Women |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) |
Ejaz Rehman
(m. 1993; div. 2005)Mirza Bilal
(m. 2022) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Nayyar Ramzan (father) |
Relatives | Abdul Hakeem Khan (uncle) |
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About Reham Khan
Reham Khan was born in 1973 in Ajdabiya, Libya. Her father, Nayyar Ramzan, was a Pakistani doctor. Her family belongs to the Pashtun group, specifically from the Lughmani Sarkheli clan.
Languages Reham Speaks
Reham is good at speaking four different languages. These include English, Urdu, Pashto, and Hindko. Hindko is a language spoken by her ancestors.
Family Background
Reham's family is from a town called Baffa in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Her parents moved to Libya in the late 1960s. Reham has one sister and one brother. Her uncle, Abdul Hakeem Khan, was an important person. He used to be the governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. He was also the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court.
Education and Early Life
Reham studied at Jinnah College for Women in Peshawar. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education there. When she was 19, she married her first cousin, Ejaz Rehman. He was a psychiatrist from Britain. After they divorced, Reham started her career as a journalist. She has three children, who have lived with her since her divorce. On 6 January 2015, she married Imran Khan, but they divorced on 30 October 2015.
Reham Khan's Career
Reham Khan started her career in television in 2006. She hosted shows on Legal TV. In 2007, she began working as a presenter for Sunshine Radio in England. Later, in 2008, she joined the famous BBC as a weather presenter.
Working in Pakistan
In 2013, Reham moved to Pakistan and joined the news channel News One. After that, she worked for Aaj TV. In 2014, she briefly worked at PTV. Then, she joined Dawn News, where she hosted a show about current events called In Focus.
After a short break in 2015, she started a new show on Dawn News. This show was called The Reham Khan Show. It celebrated Pakistani heroes and first aired in May 2015. In December 2015, she began a new talk show named Tabdeeli on Neo TV. The word Tabdeeli means "change." Reham left Neo TV in June 2016.
Film Production
Besides her work in news, Reham Khan has also produced a Pakistani film. The movie is called Janaan. It is a romantic comedy that takes place in the Swat area of Pakistan. The film was first shown on 13 September 2016, during the Eid ul Adha holiday.