Staff Reporter
The 67th Birthday of Prime Minister Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was celebrated by his party leaders, workers, fans and family members on Saturday. PM Imran Khan was born on October 5, 1952 in Lahore.
Imran Khan’s fans were extremely active on social media to celebrate their leader’s birthday and they congratulated the captain and extended well wishes to him. In Pakistan, Prime Minister’s birthday became the top trend on twitter.
The PM was also greeted by PTI leaders, ministers, and the general public. Leaders of other political parties have also expressed best wishes for him.
Imran Khan’s father’s name is Ikramullah Khan Niazi and mother’s name is Shaukat Khanam. He belongs to the Niazi tribe of Pashtuns.
He received his primary education from Lahore, moved to the UK for higher education, where he graduated from Oxford University. After getting his education, he joined Pakistan’s national cricket team in 1971 at the age of 18.
Khan also served as captain of Pakistan cricket team between 1982 and 1992 and under his leadership, the Pakistan cricket team won the World Cup in 1992. In 1994, he joined active politics and joined Pasban, a separated group of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).
In 1994, Imran laid the foundation stone of Shaukat Khanum Hospital for cancer treatment in the name of his mother.