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| 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 August 2018 – 10 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President |
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| Preceded by | Nasirul Mulk (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Shehbaz Sharif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 April 1996 – 2 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Chairman | Shah Mahmood Qureshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gohar Ali Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 August 2018 – 21 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Obaidullah Shadikhel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | NA-95 Mianwali-I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 113,523 (44.89%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hanif Abbasi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Rashid Shafique | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 13,268 (8.28%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 October 2002 – 3 November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | NA-71 Mianwali-I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 6,204 (4.49%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor of the University of Bradford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 December 2005 – 8 December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Betty Lockwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kate Swann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi 5 October 1952 Multan, West Punjab, Pakistan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (since 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouses | Jemima Goldsmith
(m. 1995; div. 2004)Reham Khan
(m. 2015; div. 2015)Bushra Bibi (m. 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Family of Imran Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Keble College, Oxford (BA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | See list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Kaptaan (Captain) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (Urdu: عمران خان , pronounced [ɪmɾaːn ɛɦməd xaːn nɪjaːziː]; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and former chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from 1996 to 2023. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team throughout the 1980s and early 90s.
Born in Lahore, Khan graduated from Keble College, Oxford. He began his international cricket career in a 1971 Test series against England. Khan played until 1992, served as the team's captain intermittently between 1982 and 1992, and won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan's only victory in the competition. Considered one of cricket's greatest all-rounders, Khan was later inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Founding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996, Khan won a seat in the National Assembly in the 2002 general election, serving as an opposition member from Mianwali until 2007. PTI boycotted the 2008 general election and became the second-largest party by popular vote in the 2013 general election. In the 2018 general election, running on a populist platform, PTI became the largest party in the National Assembly, and formed a coalition government with independents with Khan as prime minister.
As prime minister, Khan addressed a balance of payments crisis with bailouts from the IMF. He presided over a shrinking current account deficit, and limited defence spending to curtail the fiscal deficit, leading to some general economic growth. He enacted policies that increased tax collection and investment. His government committed to a renewable energy transition, launched Ehsaas Programme and the Plant for Pakistan initiative, and expanded the protected areas of Pakistan. He presided over the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused economic turmoil and rising inflation in the country, threatening his political position.
In early 2022, in what became known as Lettergate, Khan alleged that the United States encouraged his removal from office. In April, during the ensuing constitutional crisis, Khan became the first Pakistani prime minister to be removed from office through a no-confidence motion. In August, he was charged under anti-terror laws after accusing the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing an aide. In October, Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan from taking office for the current term of the National Assembly of Pakistan, regarding the Toshakhana reference case. In November, he survived an assassination attempt during a political rally in Wazirabad, Punjab.
On 9 May 2023, Khan was arrested on corruption charges at the Islamabad High Court by paramilitary troops who smashed their way into the courthouse. Protests broke out throughout Pakistan, resulting in the arrests of thousands of Khan's supporters along with military installations being ransacked. After his release, he blamed the Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir for his arrest. He was sentenced to a three-year jail term on 5 August 2023 after being found guilty of misusing his premiership to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during diplomatic visits abroad.[2][3] On 29 August 2023, a Pakistani appeals court suspended Khan's three-year prison term and granted him bail,[4][5][6] but he remained incarcerated in connection with the Lettergate diplomatic cypher, for which he was accused of leaking state secrets and violating the Official Secrets Act.[7][8] On 30 January 2024, a special court sentenced Khan to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of those charges.[9][10]
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- ^ Peshiman, Gibran Naiyyar; Shahid, Ariba (30 January 2024). "Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of election". Reuters. Retrieved 30 January 2024.