List of awards and honours received by Imran Khan
- Not to be confused with awards and nominations received by Imran Khan, the American-Indian actor.
Imran Khan is a politician of Pakistani descent. Khan founded the Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Khan was a cricket player. He was captain of the Pakistan national cricket team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
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Sporting awards
National
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Imran Khan was captain of the Pakistan national cricket team on three occasions: 1982 – 1983; 1985 – 1987; and 1989 – 1992.[1] In 1992, Khan's 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.
Pride of Performance Award | |
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Date | 2 April 1983 |
Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Presented by | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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International
Imran Khan was described by the BBC as, "One of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen."[2] ESPNcricinfo described him as, "The greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world's second-best all-rounder after Garry Sobers."[3][4][5]
- The Cricket Society Wetherall Award, leading all-rounder in English first-class cricket. (1976 and 1980).[6]
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1983).
- Sussex Cricket Society Player of the Year. (1985)
- Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year. (1990)
- International Cricket Council Hall of Fame, Centennial Year celebrations. (9 July 2004).[7]
- Inaugural Silver Jubilee award, Asian Cricket Council, Karachi. (5 July 2008)[8]
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.[9]
- Namal College, president.
- UNICEF, special representative for sports,[10] (Promotion of health and immunisation programmes in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand).[11]
Awards
- Oxford University Hall of Fame.
- Keble College, Oxford, honorary fellow.[10]
- 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.")[12]
- Humanitarian award, Asian sports awards, Kuala Lumpur, 13 December 2007. (Founding the first cancer hospital in Pakistan.)[13]
- Jinnah award, 2011.
- 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).[14]
References
- ↑ "Imran Khan." ESPN
- ↑ "Millennium, Imran Khan." BBC. Accessed 25 April 2012
- ↑ "Imran Khan" ESPNcricinfo Accessed 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Wetherall Awards". Cricket society website.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers". ICC centenary 9 July 2004. Accessed 28 January 2009.
- ↑ "Tendulkar honoured with best Asian ODI batsman award by ACC." Hindustan Times India, 2 July 2008. Accessed 17 July 2008.
- ↑ "Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital." Hospital website.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Imran Khan's statement, World Health Organization.
- ↑ "UNICEF and the stars." UNICEF Accessed 5 November 2007.
- ↑ "Former cricketer Imran Khan is an Asian jewel." Red Hot Curry website. 9 July 2004. Accessed 5 November 2007.
- ↑ "Asian Awards." Hindustan Times, India. 13 December 2007. Accessed 20 December 2007.
- ↑ "Imran Khan awarded honorary fellowship by Royal College of Physicians."