Imran Khan

Khan started his career as a first-class cricketer in Lahore in 1968. During his studies at the University of Oxford, he also played for their Blue's Cricket team.^[10]In 1971, he played his first international test match for Pakistan against England.^[11] In 1974, he played his first One-day international against England.^[11]

Khan also became the second fastest all-rounder to reach the mark of 3000 runs and 300 wickets. He also has the second best batting average in test cricket at position 6.^[12]

Khan became the captain of Pakistan side in 1982, becoming one of the most successful captains with 91 wins in tests and ODIs.^[13]

Khan became a politician in the mid-1990s by founding his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996. He made a cancer hospital, Shaukat Khanum, in memory of his mother who also died of cancer. He supported president Pervez Musharraf from 1999.^[14] In 2007, he changed his view and then opposed Musharraf.^[15]

On July 26, 2018, Khan was elected Prime Minister despite many people accusing Khan's campaign of rigging the election.^[16] Khan took oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on 18 August 2018.^[17]

On April 3, 2022, he told President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly after a no-confidence motion against him failed.^[18] However, four days later on April 7, the Supreme Court later said what Khan did was illegal.^[19] A motion of no confidence was soon passed against Khan on April 10, 2022 becoming the first prime minister in Pakistan to be removed from office by a vote of no confidence.^[20][21][22]

On November 3, 2022, in Wazirabad, Punjab, Khan was shot while giving a speech, but he survived the assassination attempt.

On May 9, 2023 Khan was arrested for corruption at the High Court in Islamabad.^[23] On January 30, 2024, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for revealing state secrets.^[24]