Imran Khan: Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer

Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi (Urdu: عمران احمد خان نیازی) (born 5 October 1952) 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.


Imran Khan

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عمران خان
Imran Khan: Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer
22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
18 August 2018 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi, Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded byNasirul Mulk
Succeeded byShahbaz Sharif
Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
In office
25 April 1996 – 2 December 2023
Succeeded byGohar Ali Khan
36th Interior Minister of Pakistan
In office
31 August 2018 – 18 April 2019
DeputyShehryar Afridi (as Minister of State)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 21 October 2022
ConstituencyNA-95
In office
19 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-56
In office
10 October 2002 – 3 November 2007
ConstituencyNA-71
Personal details
Born
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi

(1952-11-25) 25 November 1952 (age 71)
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)
Kristiane Backer (1992–1994)
Children3
ParentsIkramullah Khan Niazi (father) Shaukat Khanum (mother)
ResidenceIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
EducationKeble College, Oxford (BA)
Net worthRs. 1.4 billion (Template:PKRConvert/USD)
SignatureImran Khan: Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer
WebsiteOfficial website
Nickname(s)Kaptaan
Personal information
Height6 m (19 ft 8 in)
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

Cricket career

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. In 1971, he played his first international test match for Pakistan against England. In 1974, he played his first One-day international against England.

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.

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

Political career

Khan became a politician in the mid-1990s by founding 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. He supported president Pervez Musharraf from 1999. In 2007, he changed his view and then opposed Musharraf.

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

On April 3, 2022, he told President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly after a no-confidence motion against him failed. However, four days later on April 7, the Supreme Court later said what Khan did was illegal. 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.

On November 3, 2022, in Wazirabad, Punjab, Khan was shot while giving a speech, but he survived the assassination attempt.

On May 9, 2023 Khan was arrested for corruption at the High Court in Islamabad. On January 30, 2024, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for revealing state secrets.

References

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