Imran Khan

Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, a politician and former cricketer from Pakistan, was the country's 22nd prime minister from August 2018 until April 2022 (Urdu: ; born November 25, 1952). He is the founder and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party.

Khan, who was raised in a Niazi Pashtun household in Lahore, earned an Oxford degree from Keble College. In a 1971 Test series against England, he made his international debut. Khan was a member of the team from 1982 to 1992, served as interim captain from 1982 to 1992, and led Pakistan to its lone World Cup title in 1992. Khan was eventually admitted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and is widely regarded as one of cricket's best all-rounders. In the 2002 general election, Khan, who established the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996, gained a seat in the National Assembly from Mianwali, where he served as an opposition representative until 2007. After abstaining from the 2008 general election, PTI finished second in the popular vote in the 2013 election. running in the general election of 2018. PTI became the largest party in the National Assembly and formed a coalition government with independents with Khan as prime minister.

When Khan was prime minister, he used bailouts from the IMF to deal with a balance of payments crisis. He oversaw a decreasing current account deficit, reduced defence spending to reduce the budget deficit, and stimulated some general economic growth as a result. He implemented measures to boost investment and tax revenue. His administration committed to a shift to renewable energy, introduced the Plant for Pakistan programme and the Ehsaas programme, and increased Pakistan's protected areas. He presided over the COVID-19 epidemic, which challenged his political status by causing economic unrest and growing inflation in the nation.

Khan used IMF bailouts to address a balance of payments crisis while he was prime minister. He managed a declining current account deficit, cut back on war spending to lower the budget deficit, and, as a result, helped to boost some overall economic growth. He put policies in place to increase investment and tax income. His administration announced plans to switch to renewable energy, launched the Ehsaas and Plant for Pakistan programmes, and expanded Pakistan's protected areas. He oversaw the COVID-19 outbreak, which put his political standing in jeopardy by igniting economic discontent and driving up inflation in the country. He also presided over the Toshakhana reference case that prevented the Election Commission of Pakistan from preventing him from gaining office. He was the victim of an attempted murder in November at a political event in Wazirabad, Punjab.

Khan was detained on May 9, 2023, before the High Court in Islamabad on suspicion of corruption.

 

Nickname	Kaptaan (Captain)
Personal information
Height	1.88[1] m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan (1971–1992)
Test debut (cap 88)	3 June 1971 v England
Last Test	2 January 1992 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 175)	31 August 1974 v England
Last ODI	25 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

Literary work

Six non-fiction titles by Khan have been released, including an autobiography he co-wrote with Patrick Murphy. In his 2014 Urdu and Hindi-published book Main Aur Mera Pakistan, he also wrote on Pakistan's contemporary history. [455] Details regarding Pakistan's conflicts with India in 1965 and 1971, the effects of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and the 2011 capture of terrorist Osama bin Laden at Abbottabad are all included in the book. [456] He occasionally contributes opinion pieces on politics and cricket in Pakistan to a number of prestigious Pakistani and British journals. Indus Journey: A Personal View of Pakistan, Khan's second book, was heavily edited by the publisher; it was disclosed in 2008. In a biography, the publisher, Jeremy Lewis, said that when he requested that Khan display his writing for publication

He gave me a leather-bound journal or notepad with some notes and fragments of his autobiography. I read them in little more than five minutes, and it soon became clear that was all we had to go on. [457] Khan's most recent book, an autobiography describing his journey from cricketer to politician and the difficulties he encountered in his charitable work, was released in 2011. [458]

 

Khan has also written opinion pieces for a number of media sources, including CNN, in which he promoted dialogue and the repair of harmed natural ecosystems.