Imran Khan is a Pakistani politician and the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Before joining politics, Khan was a cricket player and philanthropist. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. After retirement, Khan focused on philanthropy work. In 1996, Khan founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
In 1983, he was recognized by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year. In 2010, he was inducted into International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. During his cricketing career, he received numerous Player of the Match awards. He received the award on eleven occasions out of which he received five against Windies cricket team.
Imran also been known in philanthropy and is founder of two cancer hospitals and the Namal Institute, a STEM college. He has also received honorary fellowship of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for his services regarding treatment of cancer patients in Pakistan. He was also inducted in Oxford University Hall of Fame.
State honours Imran Khan was captain of the Pakistan national cricket team on three occasions: 1982 – 1983; 1985 – 1987; and 1989 – 1992."Imran Khan." ESPN In 1992, under his captaincy Pakistan team won the Cricket World Cup. This is the only time the Pakistan team has won this competition. For this achievement, Khan received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, the second highest civilian award and honour bestowed by the Government of Pakistan. In 1983, he received the president's Pride of Performance award.
Ribbon Decoration Country Date Note Ref. Pride of Performance 2 April 1983 The civilian honour of Pakistan for notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing. Hilal-e-Imtiaz 1992 The second-highest civilian honour of Pakistan. Order of the Renaissance 17 December 2019 First Class, the third-highest civilian honour of Bahrain.
Sporting awards International Imran Khan was described by the BBC as, "One of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen.""Millennium, Imran Khan." BBC. Accessed 25 April 2012 Cricinfo described him as, "The greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world's second-best all-rounder after Garry Sobers.""Fast bowlers, strike fear with three, Imran Khan" ESPNcricinfo. Accessed 25 April 2012.Gupta A. S. "Fast bowlers, who's the fastest?" The Hindu 18 July 2002. Accessed 25 April 2012. The Cricket Society Wetherall Award, leading all-rounder in English first-class cricket. (1976 and 1980)."Wetherall Awards". Cricket society website. Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1983). Sussex Cricket Society Player of the Year. (1985) International Cricketer of the Year (1989), won a Rover 827 Vitesse valued at A$72,000. Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year. (1990) International Cricket Council Hall of Fame, Centennial Year celebrations. (9 July 2004)."Hall of Famers". ICC centenary 9 July 2004. Accessed 28 January 2009. Inaugural Silver Jubilee award, Asian Cricket Council, Karachi. (5 July 2008)"Tendulkar honoured with best Asian ODI batsman award by ACC." Hindustan Times India, 2 July 2008. Accessed 17 July 2008. International Cricket Council Hall of Fame (2010)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award (2021)
International Sports Personality Award, UAE (2021)
One Day International Cricket Man of the Match awards S NoOpponentVenueDateMatch PerformanceResult 1 New Zealand Trent Bridge, Nottingham 20 June 1983 79* (74 balls, 7x4, 1x6); DNB, 2 Ct. won by 11 runs. 2 India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 March 1985 10–2–14–6; 0 (4 balls) won by 38 runs. 3 West Indies Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad 18 November 1986 27 (21 balls: 2x6); 9–1–37–2 won by 11 runs. 4 England National Stadium, Karachi 20 October 1987 9–0–37–4; DNB won by 7 wickets. 5 West Indies Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 7 January 1989 67* (41 balls: 7x4, 2x6); 9.4–0–42–2 won by 55 runs. 6 West Indies Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 17 October 1989 60* (56 balls: 3x4); 5.4–0–21–1 won by 57 runs. 7 Australia Brabourne Stadium, Bombay 23 October 1989 8 (14 balls); 8–2–13–3 won by 66 runs. 8 Sri Lanka KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow 27 October 1989 84* (110 balls: 3x4); 7–0–29–0 won by 6 runs. 9 India Eden Gardens, Kolkata 28 October 1989 47* (39 balls: 2x4, 2x6); DND, 1 Ct. won by 77 runs. 10 West Indies Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1 November 1989 9–0–47–3; 55* (75 balls: 4x4) won by 4 wickets. 11 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13 February 1990 10–1–30–2; 56* (106 balls: 4x4) won by 6 wickets. 12 West Indies Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan 13 November 1990 46* (59 balls: 2x4); 8–1–26–1 won by 31 runs. 13 Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi 13 January 1992 44* (27 balls: 5x4); 8–0–44–1 won by 29 runs.
Philanthropy and politics
Office Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, founder and chairman. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, founder and chairman of board of governors."Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital." Hospital website. Namal College, president. UNICEF, special representative for sports, (Promotion of health and immunisation programmes in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand)."UNICEF and the stars." UNICEF Accessed 5 November 2007.
Honours Oxford University Hall of Fame. Keble College, Oxford, Honorary Fellow, 1988.Imran Khan's statement, World Health Organization. Lifetime achievement award, Asian jewel awards, London, 8 July 2004. ("Acting as a figurehead for many international charities, and working passionately and extensively in fund-raising activities.")"Former cricketer Imran Khan is an Asian jewel." Red Hot Curry website. 9 July 2004. Accessed 5 November 2007. Humanitarian award, Asian sports awards, Kuala Lumpur, 13 December 2007. (Founding the first cancer hospital in Pakistan.)"Asian Awards." Hindustan Times, India. 13 December 2007. Accessed 20 December 2007. Jinnah award, 2010. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, honorary fellowship, 28 July 2012. (Services for cancer treatment in Pakistan through the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre). In 2019, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. The 500 Most Influential Muslims ranked Khan as the world's 16th most influential Muslim in its 2020 edition. By 2022, he had risen to the top ten, securing the 10th spot. In the 2024 edition, Khan was listed among the top 50 honorable mentions under the "Rulers & Politicians" category, ranking 24th.
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