Imran Khan former Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan

Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer and former Prime Minister of Pakistan and also the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Prior to that, he was a member of the Pakistan National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and from 2013 to 2018. Before entering to politics, IK was an famous cricket player and a philanthropist. He played international cricket for two decades and later developed public service projects such as Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center and Namal College and University. Imran Khan was born in Lahore to an middle class Nyazi Pakhtun family. His father was Engineer Ikramullah Khan Niazi. He received his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore, then Royal Grammar School, Walster, England, and later from Cable College, Oxford. He “Imran Khan” start playing cricket at the age of 13.

Initially playing for his college and later for Wilkes hire, Imran Khan joined the Pakistan national cricket team at the age of 18 and made his international cricket debut that In 1971 they played with against England at Birmingham. After graduating from Oxford, he started playing cricket in Pakistan in 1976 and played till 1992. He also captained the team of Pakistan between 1982 and 1992. Especially in his captaincy in 1992 Pakistan cricket team won the 1992 World Cup.

Early life and education of Imran Khan:

Imran Khan was born in Lahore On November 25, 1952 Pakistan. He belongs to the famous Niazi tribe of Pashtuns, but his mother Shaukat Khanum lived mostly in Mianwali. Imran Khan was the only son of Ikramullah Khan Niazi Children. In the sixteenth century, his ancestors were Hebat Khan Niazi, the honorable general of Sher Shah Suri and the governor of Punjab. His mother belongs to the Pashtun tribe Burki. The Qabila has produced successful cricketers like Javed Burki and Majid Khan in the history of Pakistan. In his youth, IK was a quiet and shy man. He received his early education at the Cathedral School in Lahore and Aitchison College, Lahore, after which he moved to the United Kingdom for higher studies. There he studied at the Royal Grammar School and then graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics. He also captained the team of cricket of Oxford University in 1974.

Imran Khan as a Cricketer:

Imran Khan made a name for himself in the cricket world and in the past at the international level he has been more famous for cricket than politics. Under Imran Khan Leadership, Pakistan won the world cup of 1992. He started playing first-class cricket in 1969-1970 by playing for Lahore against Sargodha. The first Test match was played against England in 1971.

Imran Khan Cricket Records:

Test record:

Imran Khan played 88 Test matches and took 362 wickets at an average of 22.81. In 1981-1982, 8 Sri Lankan players were bowled out for only 58 runs in Lahore. And took 5 wickets 23 times in each innings. He scored 3807 runs at an average of 36.69, including 5 centuries. His highest score was 132 in Adelaide in 1991 against Australia. He is one of the most successful captains in Pakistan cricket. In this respect, he was the first captain of Pakistan under whose leadership the Pakistani team defeated India in India and England in English soil. As a captain, he has played 48 Test matches, 14 wins, eight defeats and 26 draws.

One day record:

The national cricket team of Pakistan won the fifth Cricket World Cup in 1992 under Imran Khan Leadership. Pakistan has won the award only once up to date. He played in 175 ODIs. And took 182 wickets. 3709 runs at an average of 33.41. His highest score was 102 not out against Sri Lanka in 1983. Under his leadership, 139 ODIs were played out of which 77 were won, 57 were lost, four were drawn and one match was drawn.

He played in a total of 5 World Cups in 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992.

Imran Khan Retirement from cricket:

Since retiring from cricket, IK has been writing articles in various British and Asian newspapers, especially about the Pakistan national team. He has also served as a cricket observer on Asian and British sports networks, including the BBC Urdu and Star TV networks. In 2004, when the Indian cricket team visited Pakistan after 14 years, he He was a commentator on a special live program on the Ten Sports Channel. During every Cricket World Cup since 1992, he has been presenting his analysis of team performance and matches on various channels. He also holds the record for most wickets taken as a captain, the best bowling average and the best bowling record in a Test match.

Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi was appointed Chancellor of Bradford University after Baroness Lockwood in November 2005. On February 26, the University Union decided to remove him from office due to absenteeism at all graduation ceremonies. However, Khan announced that due to political engagements he is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of this post so he will leave this post on November 30, 2014. University Vice Chancellor Brian Cantron called Imran Khan(Prime Minister Of Pakistan) the great role model for the students.

Personal life and social work Of Imran Khan:

During the 1990's, Imran Khan promoted health and immigration programs in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand as UNICEF Special Representative for Sports. Cricket charities in London have also worked for Lord Turners. He retired from cricket after the 1992 Cricket World Cup, after which he started participating in social activities. Shaukat Khanum founded the Mural Trust in her mother's name, the first and only cancer hospital in Pakistan as the first attempt of the trust. Using more than 25 25 million in donations and funds from around the world for its construction, the hospital land was donated by Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

On April 27, 2008, Imran Khan established a technical college called Namal College in Mianwali District. The college was established by the Mianwali Development Trust and has been an associate college at Bradford University since December 2005. His other charity is the Imran Khan Foundation, which aims to help people in need across Pakistan. The organization has provided assistance to flood victims in Pakistan. Bakhsh Foundation in collaboration with Imran Khan Foundation has launched a campaign for Roshan village in Dera Ghazi Khan, Mianwali and Dera Ismail Khan. Through this campaign, several solar energy stations will be set up in selected villages Energy-powered lanterns will be provided.

National and international awards:

Imran Khan also received a Presidential Award from the Government of Pakistan. He was also awarded the Asia Award for Human Rights in 1992 and Hilal Imtiaz (1992). Imran Khan has served as Chancellor of the University of Bradford, UK.

Marriage with Jamaima Goldsmith:

Jamaima Khan attends a political rally with Imran Khan. He married Jamaima Goldsmith, daughter of the British billionaire businessman James Goldsmith in 1995. Jamaima Goldsmith converted to Islam before marriage and her Islamic name is Jamaima Khan. The wedding became famous all over the world and the world media gave it special importance. They divorced on June 22, 2004. Imran Khan said that he could not give time to his wife Jamaima Khan because of his busy life’s schedule.

Marriage with Reham Khan:

Imran Khan had his second marriage with anchorperson Reham Khan in 2014 but this marriage failed. Imran Khan tied the knot with British and Pakistani journalist Reham Khan On January 8, 2015. The couple confirmed their divorce proceedings on October 30, 2015 .This marriage of Khan also failed.

Marriage with Bushra Bibi:

In late 2017 and early 2018, many news came on media and social media that Imran Khan will marry with Bushra Bibi(wife of Imran Khan now). However, IK and other members of the PTI and the Monika family denied the rumor. On January 7, 2018, the Central Secretariat of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf issued statement that Imran Khan had sent message to Bushra Bibi for marriage. On February 18, 2018, PTI confirmed that he has married Bushra Bibi.

Political life:

During his Cricket career, Imran Khan was offered for the political positions several times. In 1987, President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq offered him a political position in the Muslim League, which he declined. Nawaz Sharif had also invited him to join his political party. Imran Khan had a good relationship with Zia-ul-Haq. He quit cricket but General Zia brought him back to cricket. He also played the 1992 World Cup at the request of General Zia.

In late 1994, he joined a group called Pasban, led by Hamid Gul and Muhammad Ali Durrani, former heads of the Intelligence Agency (ISI), and expressed interest in getting involved in politics.

He entered the political arena by forming PTI on April 25, 1996. Initially, they did not succeed.

In 1999, General Pervez Musharraf's slogans supported Musharraf's military dictatorship over corruption and the end of the political mafia.

According to Imran Khan, Musharraf offered him the PM's job in 2002 but he refused. In the 2002 referendum, IK declared his support for the military dictator's referendum, while all major parties strongly opposed the referendum, declaring it illegal. In the 2002 general elections, he was elected a member of the National Assembly from the Mianwali seat. He has also served on the Kashmir and Public Accounts Committees of the National Assembly.

On October 2, 2007, General Musharraf decided to run for the presidency without resigning as Army Chief. Imran Khan along with 85 other assembly members from the platform of All Parties Democratic Movement launched a movement against this decision. Attempts were made to detain you on November 3, 2007 after military dictator Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency. However, they managed to escape. Imran Khan appeared in public circles on November 14 during a student protest against the state of emergency at Punjab University. During the rally, Islamic Jamiat students beat Imran Khan. After the protest, he was arrested and sent to Dera Ghazi Khan Jail, where he remained in custody for a few days. According to the administration, they will be prosecuted under the "terrorism" law.

Newspapers around the world have praised Imran Khan's struggle against military dictator Pervez Musharraf. But it is also said that he was seeking the post of Prime Minister from Pervez Musharraf and when he was denied, he turned against Pervez Musharraf. On November 18, Imran Khan went on a hunger strike in Dera Ghazi Khan Jail. He was abruptly released on November 22.

Imran has said that his life and the lives of PTI workers in Karachi are in danger because the British government has not taken any action against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) London based leader Altaf Hussain. Can take action Imran Khan kept making allegations against Muttahida Qaumi Movement and its leader Altaf Hussain. And they kept claiming that they would go to London with evidence against Altaf Hussain. He went but could never prove his allegations in any court.

On October 30, 2011, Imran Khan addressed more than 100,000 supporters in Lahore, challenging the government's policies, saying the new changes were a "sunami" against the ruling parties. On December 25, 2011, a successful public event was held in Karachi with thousands of supporters. Since then, Imran Khan has become a real threat to the ruling parties and future political prospects in Pakistan. According to a survey by the International Republican Institute, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) tops the list of popular parties in Pakistan, both nationally and provincially.

On October 6, 2012, Imran Khan joined a convoy of protesters against the drone strike on the village of Kotai in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan. On March 23, 2013, Imran Khan introduced the New Pakistan Resolution at the beginning of his election campaign. ۔ On April 29, Abzor magazine called Imran Khan and his party the main opposition to the ruling Muslim League. Between 2011 and 2013, there was a flurry of bitter words and accusations between Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif. In the April 2013 election campaign, PML-N and PTI have been criticizing each other. During this election campaign, Imran Khan announced that he would bring Pakistan out of the US war and bring peace to the tribal areas.

He addressed various public meetings in different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country where he announced that PTI would introduce uniform education system. In which rich and poor children will get equality. Imran Khan was taken to Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore after falling from a forklift on May 7, 2013, just four days before the election. After the medical examination, it was told that he was fine and there was nothing to worry about. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) meetings were canceled due to this tragedy. IK ended the campaign by addressing a rally of supporters in Islamabad through a video link while lying in a hospital in Lahore.

His party, the PTI, won the 2018 general election.

As a Prime Minister of Pakistan:

On August 17, 2018, Imran Khan became the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan with 176 votes while his opponent and Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif got 96 votes. Imran Khan take Oath on August 18, 2018. On August 18, he announced a 20-member cabinet and elected himself Minister of Interior and Minister of Power. Later, the cabinet was expanded and he handed over the portfolio of Power Minister to Omar Ayub Khan.

Cabinet of PTI Government:

Imran Khan had announced his cabinet after taking oath. Most of his appointed ministers have already served under Musharraf and the PPP government.

Film about the Life of Imran Khan:

A film Captain was released in 2013 on the struggle of Imran Khan, which shows the period of Imran Khan's transformation from 1992 to 2013. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has clarified that the investment and presentation of the said film has nothing to do with IK and his organization and it is a completely unrelated project made by those belonging to the film and media.