Imran Khan

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Imran Khan

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عمران خان‎
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22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
18 August 2018 – 10 April 2022
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Preceded byNasirul Mulk (Acting)
Succeeded byShehbaz Sharif
Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Assumed office
25 April 1996
DeputyShah Mehmood Qureshi
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the National Assembly
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 April 2022
Preceded byObaidullah Shadikhel
ConstituencyNA-95 (Mianwali-I)
Majority113,523 (44.89%)
In office
19 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Preceded byHanif Abbasi
Succeeded bySheikh Rashid Shafique
ConstituencyNA-56 (Rawalpindi-VII)
Majority13,268 (8.28%)
In office
10 October 2002 – 3 November 2007
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNawabzada Malik Amad Khan
ConstituencyNA-71 (Mianwali-I)
Majority6,204 (4.49%)
Chancellor of the University of Bradford
In office
7 December 2005 – 7 December 2014
Preceded byThe Baroness Lockwood
Succeeded byKate Swann
Personal details
Born
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi

(1952-10-05) 5 October 1952 (age 70)
Lahore, West Punjab, Dominion of Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Spouse(s)
Jemima Goldsmith
(m. 1995; div. 2004)

Reham Khan
(m. 2015; div. 2015)

Bushra Bibi (m. 2018)
Domestic partnerEmma Sergeant (1982–1986)
Sita White (1987–1991)[1][2]
Kristiane Backer (1992–1994)[3]
Children3
ParentsIkramullah Khan Niazi (father) Shaukat Khanum (mother)
ResidenceIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
EducationKeble College, Oxford (BA)
Net worthTemplate:PKRConvert[4]
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (1992)
Pride of Performance (1983)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Nickname(s)Kaptaan[5][6]
Personal information
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[7]
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 88)3 June 1971 v England
Last Test2 January 1992 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 175)31 August 1974 v England
Last ODI25 March 1992 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 88 175 382 425
Runs scored 3,807 3,709 17,771 10,100
Batting average 37.69 33.41 36.79 33.22
100s/50s 6/18 1/19 30/93 5/66
Top score 136 102* 170 114*
Balls bowled 19,458 7,461 65,224 19,122
Wickets 362 182 1287 507
Bowling average 22.81 26.61 22.32 22.31
5 wickets in innings 23 1 70 6
10 wickets in match 6 0 13 0
Best bowling 8/58 6/14 8/34 6/14
Catches/stumpings 28/– 36/– 117/– 84/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 5 November 2014

Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi (Urdu: عمران احمد خان نیازی) (born 5 October 1952)[8] is a Pakistani politician. He was the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022. Before entering politics Khan was a cricketer and played for international cricket for two decades in the late 20th century.[9]

Cricket career[change | change source]

Khan started his career as a first-class cricketer in Lahore in 1968. During his studies at the University of Oxford, he also played for their Blue's Cricket team.[10] In 1971, he played his first international test match for Pakistan against England.[11] In 1974, he played his first One-day international against England.[11]

Khan also became the second fastest all-rounder to reach the mark of 3000 runs and 300 wickets. He also has the second best batting average in test cricket at position 6.[12]

Khan became the captain of Pakistan side in 1982, becoming one of the most successful captains with 91 wins in tests and ODIs.[13]

Political career[change | change source]

Khan became a politician in the mid-1990s. Currently, besides running his own political party, Khan is also a charity worker and cricket commentator. He made his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996. He made a cancer hospital, Shaukat Khanum, in memory of his mother who also died of cancer.

On July 26, 2018, Khan was elected Prime Minister despite many people accusing Khan's campaign of rigging the election.[14] Khan took oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on 18 August 2018.[15]

On April 3, 2022, he told President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly after a no-confidence motion against him failed.[16] However, four days later on April 7, the Supreme Court later said what Khan did was illegal.[17] A motion of no confidence was soon passed against Khan on April 10, 2022 becoming the first prime minister in Pakistan to be removed from office by a vote of no confidence.[18][19][20]

On November 3, 2022, in Wazirabad, Punjab, Khan was shot But he survived the assasination attempt.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Hutchins & Midgley 2015.
  2. ↑ Morgan 2012.
  3. ↑ "Former German MTV host promotes Islam with new autobiography | DW | 07.07.2009". DW.COM.
  4. ↑ "Sharif, Imran's net worth sees decline - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kaptaan Khan's slog from sports icon to Pakistan's likely new leader", Dunya News. Retrieved on 3 August 2018
  6. ↑ "Imran Khan: Forever the Kaptaan", The Hindu. Retrieved on 3 August 2018
  7. ↑ Tim McGirk (15 April 1995), "IMRAN'S DANGEROUS NEW GAME", The Independent. 27 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "#HappyBirthdayIK: PTI Chairman Imran Khan turns 62". DAWN.COM. Dawn. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Imran Khan". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  10. ↑ ""THE INTERVIEW: ANYTHING HE KHAN'T DO?"". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2019-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kuchibhotla, Akshaj (14 August 2014). "Imran Khan's debut in International cricket".
  12. ↑ "Best averages by batting position". Cricinfo. 11 October 2005.
  13. ↑ "OPF". 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-04.
  14. ↑ "Pakistan election: Imran Khan claims victory amid rigging claims". BBC. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Imran Khan to take oath as PM of Pakistan on August 18". The News International. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Imran Khan advised President Alvi to dissolve assemblies". 3 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan Court Scraps Khan's Election Plan, Boosting Opposition". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 7 April 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  18. ↑ Chaudhry, Fahad (2022-04-09). "Imran Khan loses no-trust vote, prime ministerial term comes to unceremonious end". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  19. ↑ "Live updates: NA votes out PM Imran Khan in a historic first for Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  20. ↑ "No-trust motion: Imran Khan becomes first prime minister to be voted out of pow". Latest News - The Nation. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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