Amir Khan

The Charity Commission criticised the Amir Khan Foundation in 2018 for repeatedly filing its accounts late and providing insufficient information about how its expenditure demonstrated public benefit. Late filings continued: the 2023 accounts were filed 441 days late in January 2026 and the 2024 accounts 103 days late in February 2026.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Direct responsibility

Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom brought defamation proceedings against activist Faryaal Hussain over publications, a podcast and a petition. In December 2025, the High Court rejected their second attempt to strike out most of the defence before trial, while granting summary judgment in relation to the 'honest opinion' defence. Pleadings filed by Hussain in 2026 allege, among other things, that Khan sent explicit messages and images to several women, secretly recorded an intimate encounter, applied or caused pressure to be applied and offered £20,000 to a woman. The pleadings also contain allegations concerning Makhdoom. The couple seek damages for reputational harm and dispute all the allegations.

State of the evidence

Allegations

Attribution

Protagonist is the complainant

Khan tested positive for ostarine following his fight against Kell Brook. He accepted the presence of the substance and was suspended for two years from April 2022, although he had already retired.

Attribution

Directly implicated

After messages sent to a woman were published, Khan acknowledged exchanging sexually explicit messages with other women and publicly apologised to his wife and those he had hurt. He said he was prepared to undergo therapy to stop the behaviour.

State of the evidence

Admitted by the person

Legal status — source text

Not applicable

Attribution

Directly implicated

At the press conference ahead of his fight against Kell Brook, Khan made insinuations about his rival's sexuality. Organisers criticised language that could be interpreted as homophobic and reminded both boxers of their responsibilities.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated

Khan and a colleague were removed from an American Airlines flight in Newark. Khan maintained that he had done nothing wrong and considered that their treatment might have been racially motivated, emphasising that they were two Asian men shortly after the anniversary of 9/11.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Protagonist is the complainant

A 22-year-old beautician, Sophia Hammani, claimed to have had a one-night stand with Khan shortly after the birth of his second child. The affair received extensive media coverage.

Attribution

Directly implicated

After meeting Caitlyn Jenner at a sporting ceremony, Khan used her former first name 'Bruce' on Snapchat, prompting accusations of transphobia and online criticism.

State of the evidence

Documented

Legal status — source text

Not applicable

Attribution

Personally implicated

During a highly public marital separation, Khan accused Anthony Joshua on social media of having an affair with his wife Faryal Makhdoom and published purported messages as evidence.

Legal status — source text

Not applicable

Attribution

Personally implicated

Khan was arrested in July 2014 on suspicion of two counts of common assault after an incident involving two young men in Bolton. He was questioned and released on bail.

Attribution

Directly implicated

In a separate road traffic case, Khan was convicted in January 2008 of speeding on the M62 and received a £1,000 fine and a 42-day driving ban.

State of the evidence

Established by a court

Attribution

Personally implicated

Khan struck a pedestrian at a crossing in Bolton after travelling at up to 47 mph in a 30 mph zone, overtaking in the wrong lane and going through a traffic light. The victim suffered a broken leg. A jury acquitted him of dangerous driving but found him guilty of driving without due care and attention.

Attribution

Personally implicated