Imran Khan Niazi (born 25 November 1952 is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century and has been a politician since the mid 1990s Currently, besides his political activism, Khan is also a charity worker and cricket commentator. Khan played for the Pakistani cricket team from 1971 to 1992 and served as its captain intermittently throughout 1982 1992 After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1987 World Cup, he was called back to join the team in 1988 At 39, Khan led his teammates to Pakistan's first and only World Cup victory in 1992 He has a record of 3807 runs and 362 wickets in Test cricket, making him one of six world cricketers to have achieved an 'All rounder's Triple' in Test matches
In April 1996, Khan founded and became the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (Movement for Justice), a small and marginal political party, of which he is the only member ever elected to Parliament He represented Mianwalias a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to October 2007 Khan, through worldwide fundraising, helped establish the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in 1996 and Mianwali's Namal College in 2008
In April 1996, Khan founded and became the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (Movement for Justice), a small and marginal political party, of which he is the only member ever elected to Parliament He represented Mianwalias a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to October 2007 Khan, through worldwide fundraising, helped establish the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in 1996 and Mianwali's Namal College in 2008
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