Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi aka Imran Khan born in Lahore on 5th Oct,1952 into a well-off Pashtun family to Ikramullah Khan Niazi and Shauka Khanam. He complete his scooling from Aitchison college, Lahore and went to Royal Grammar School Worcester, England to pursue higher studies. He graduate in philosophy, politics and economics from Kebel college, University of Oxford in 1975.
Career
He made his first test debut in 1971, in 1974 he debuted in One Day International (ODI) in the prudential trophy and was selected in the national team after returning to Pakistan. His splendid performance against New zealand and Australia during 1976-77 added to his rapid success. After that he was chosen as the captin of Pakistan cricket team in 1982. He performed as a fast bowler and all-rounder leading his team to it's first Test victory against England. Under his captaincy, pakistan won 14 Test matches out of 48. In 1992 World Cup final Against England, Imran Khan showed his skills with both bat and ball and give victory to Pakistan cricket team mean while he Retired from cricket in 1992 with 3807 runs and 362 wickets in test and 3709 runs and 182 wickets in ODI.
How a cricketer turn into politician?
In 1997 he entred in politics by setting up his party name "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf" (PTI). He contested in October 2002 election and was selected as a Member of Parliament from Mianwali.
In 2008 he founded Namal College, an associate college of the University of Bradford and established Imran khan Foundation. In 2013 election campaign, he started "Naya Pakistan Resolution" After which his party loss from his opposit party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Durinig 2013 elecion campaign he injure his head and back upon falling from stage. After election he decide to protest in Islamabad because of unfair election which was countinued 130 days.
Personal life:
He merried In England with Jemima Goldsmith, in a treditional islamic ceremony in paris, in May 1995, who coverted to islam before marriage. They have two sons Sulaiman (1996) and Kasim (1999). They ended their marriage in june 2004. In January 2015 he married British-Pakistani divorced Reham Khan, a former BBC weather girl, they divored in October 2015. In February 2018 he married his spiritual advisor Bushra Manika.
His mission:
As Imran Khan work on to end up the corruption in Pakistan and make pakistan develop country. He look Set to become a new Prime Minister of Pakistan with His party Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf. In 2018 election PTI won 119 seats out of 272 seats which is on majority.
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