Imran Khan biography, profile, stats, records And averages

He began his political career in the mid-1990s and today, in addition to running his own political party, he is also a social worker and cricket commentator . ³ As a professional cricketer he was captain of the national team between 1982 and 1992, the year in which he won the first and only World Cup won by his country. Imran Khan biography

Biography Imran Khan

Khan was born to a Pashtun family in Lahore and studied at Aitchison, Worcester, and later Keble College, Oxford. Khan started playing cricket at the age of 13. Initially playing for his university and later for Worcestershire Cricket club, he made his debut for Pakistan aged 18 during the 1971 English series in Birmingham. After graduating from Oxford, he joined the Pakistan national cricket team in 1976 for which he played until 1992. Khan also served as the team’s captain on and off from 1982-1992, distinguishing himself by leading Pakistan to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup , Pakistan’s first and only victory in that competition. Imran Khan biography

In April 1996, he founded the Pakistan Justice Movement (PTI) , a centrist political party, and became the party’s national leader. Khan contested a seat in the National Assembly in October 2002 and was a member of the Mianwali opposition until 2007. He was again elected to parliament in the 2013 elections, when his party emerged as the second largest in the country by popular vote. Khan is the parliamentary leader of the PTI and thus the third largest bloc of MPs in the National Assembly since 2013. Khan remains a prominent philanthropist and commentator, and was Chancellor of the University of Bradford between 2005 and 2014. He received a honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians in 2012. Imran Khan biography

Namal Knowledge City

On April 27, 2008, Khan established a technical college in Mianwali District called Namal College. It was built by the Mianwali Development Trust (MDT), and is an Associate College of the University of Bradford in December 2005. Imran Khan biography

Imran Khan Foundation

The Imran Khan Foundation is another welfare work, which aims to help people in need throughout Pakistan. It has provided aid to the victims of the floods in Pakistan. The Buksh Foundation has partnered with the Imran Khan Foundation to illuminate Dera Ghazi Khan, Mianwali and Dera Ismail Khan villages under the “Lighting a Million Lives” project. The campaign will set up several off-grid solar charging stations in selected villages and provide villagers with solar lanterns, which can be regularly charged at the solar charging stations. Imran Khan biography

Books

• Khan, Imran (1989). Imran Khan’s cricket skills . London: Golden Press in association with Hamlyn. ISBN  0600563499 .
• Khan, Imran & Murphy, Patrick (1983). Imran: The autobiography of Imran Khan . Pelham Books. ISBN  0720714893 .
• Khan, Imran (1991). Indus Journey: A Personal View of Pakistan . Chatto & Windus. ISBN  0701135271 .
• Khan, Imran (1992). All Round View . Mandarin. ISBN  0749314990 .
• Khan, Imran (1993). Warrior Race: A Journey Through the Land of the Tribal Pathans . Chatto Windus. ISBN  0701138904 .

Awards Imran Khan biography

• 1976 – The Cricket Society Wetherall Award
• 1980 – The Cricket Society Wetherall Award
• 1983 – President’s Pride Award
• 1983 – Wisden Cricketer of the Year
• 1985 – Sussex Cricket Society Player of the Year
• 1990 – Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year
• 1992 – waning caption of cricket world cup
• 1992 – Hilal-i-Imtiaz Imran Khan biography
• 2004 – Lifetime Achievement Award (Asian Jewel Awards)
• 2007 – Humanitarian Award (Asian Sports Awards)
• 2009 – Elected into the ICC Hall of Fame