Khloé Kardashian marked Amari’s 20th birthday on Monday, July 27, with a birthday message on Instagram that called Tristan Thompson’s younger brother “our sweet angel.” Kris Jenner also posted her own tribute the same day, turning the birthday into a public reminder that Amari remains closely embraced by the family around him.
The posts matter because they answer a question many readers are asking now: who is Amari Kardashian, and why does he remain so visible in Kardashian family messages? Amari is nonverbal and has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and epilepsy. He is also the person at the center of a family arrangement that has stayed intact long after Khloé and Thompson ended their relationship in 2021. They share True and Tatum, but her birthday note did not sound like one from an ex. It sounded like one from a relative who sees Amari as her own.
Khloé made that bond plain in July 2025, when she said on her podcast that her family took Amari back with them to the United States after Tristan’s mother died in 2023. She said Thompson was in the NBA and in a different state almost every other day or every few days, and added that she employs two caretakers to help look after Amari. She also said California weather is good for him and that she considers him part of her family. That is the practical frame behind the birthday post: not a celebrity gesture, but a long-running caregiving role built around stability.
Tristan was granted legal guardianship of Amari after their mother died in 2023, so the care falls within Thompson’s responsibility even as Khloé and Kris continue to speak publicly about Amari with unusual warmth. Kris called him “our sweet angel boy” and said he is a blessing to the family, while Khloé wrote that his heart, spirit and light say more than words ever could. The gap is not whether he is loved. It is how a family that split years ago has kept that support so consistent, and how long that arrangement will keep shaping life around Amari as he turns 20.
