IMRAN AHMED KHAN NIAZI
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi[a] (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022.
Cricket career :-
Khan made his first-class debut at 16 in Lahore. By the early 1970s, he played for local teams: Lahore A,[c] Lahore B,[d] Lahore Greens,[e] and Lahore.[f][55] He was part of the University of Oxford Blues Cricket team from 1973 to 1975.[19] Between 1971 and 1976, Khan played English county cricket for Worcestershire and also represented Dawood Industries[g] and Pakistan International Airlines.[h] From 1983 to 1988, he played for Sussex.
Political career :-
In 1987, President Zia-ul-Haq offered Khan a post in the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), which he declined. In 1993, he was appointed tourism ambassador in the caretaker government of Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi for three months until it was dissolved. In late 1994, he joined former ISI chief Hamid Gul and Muhammad Ali Durrani of Pasban, a breakaway of Jamaat-e-Islami, to launch a “pressure group” as a civil society watchdog.[14]
Political Career & Offices
- Prime Minister of Pakistan: 18 August 2018 – 10 April 2022 (removed via no-confidence motion).
- Founder/Chairman: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
- Constituency (2018): NA-95 Mianwali-I.
- Other Roles: Member of the National Assembly (NA-56 Rawalpindi, 2013-2018)