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Imran Khan (born October 5, 1952, Lahore, Pakistan) is an antiestablishment politician in Pakistan who in 2022 became the first prime minister (2018–22) to be removed by a parliamentary vote. He became famous as a cricket player who led Pakistan’s national team to win the Cricket World Cup in 1992. He later entered politics as an anti-corruption crusader in Pakistan, though he was charged with corruption himself in 2022 after falling out with the politically powerful army.

Early life and cricket career
Khan was born into an affluent Pashtun family in Lahore and was educated at elite schools in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, including the Royal Grammar School in Worcester and Aitchison College in Lahore. There were several accomplished cricket players in his family, including two elder cousins, Javed Burki and Majid Khan, who both served as captains of the Pakistani national team. Imran Khan played his cricket in Pakistan and UK in his teens and remained playing when he was a student of philosophy, politics, and economics at University of Oxford. Khan first made his debut for Pakistan’s national team back in 1971. However, he did not get a permanent place within the team until after completing his graduation from Oxford University in 1976.
Quick Facts
In Full: Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi
Born: October 5, 1952, Lahore, Pakistan (age 72)
Title / Office: prime minister (2018-2022), Pakistan
By the early 1980s Khan had established himself as an outstanding bowler and…