Imran Khan World Cup Hero, Prime Minister, Prisoner
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
05.08.2026
Verlag
William TaylorSeitenzahl
164
Maße (L/B/H)
20,3/12,7/0,9 cm
Gewicht
184 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798235347021
From World Cup glory to the highest office in Pakistan-and from political power to imprisonment-this is the extraordinary story of Imran Khan. Few public figures have experienced a life as dramatic, successful, controversial, and unpredictable as Imran Khan. Before entering politics, Khan was already a national hero. Rising from a talented young cricketer to one of the finest all-rounders of his generation, he became the inspirational captain who led Pakistan to its historic 1992 Cricket World Cup victory. His leadership, determination, and famous belief in fighting like "cornered tigers" helped transform him into one of the most celebrated figures in Pakistani sporting history. But winning the World Cup was only one chapter of his remarkable journey. After retiring from cricket, Khan turned his attention to philanthropy. Inspired by the loss of his mother to cancer, he helped establish the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, pursuing an ambitious vision of providing high-quality cancer treatment to people regardless of their ability to pay. Then came politics. In 1996, Imran Khan founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). For years, his political ambitions were dismissed by opponents, but he continued campaigning on promises of justice, accountability, reform, and change. After a long and difficult political journey, he eventually achieved what once seemed impossible: in 2018, Imran Khan became Prime Minister of Pakistan. His time in power brought major challenges, fierce political opposition, economic pressures, controversy, and intense public scrutiny. In 2022, his premiership ended following a vote of no confidence-but his political story was far from over. What followed was one of the most turbulent periods of his life: huge political rallies, legal battles, arrests, protests, court cases, and imprisonment. To his supporters, Khan became a symbol of resistance and political change. To his critics, he remained a deeply divisive figure. Either way, his influence on modern Pakistan is impossible to ignore. Imran Khan: World Cup Hero, Prime Minister, Prisoner follows his journey from his childhood and early passion for cricket through his rise to international sporting greatness and Pakistan's unforgettable 1992 World Cup triumph. It explores his charitable work and the creation of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, his difficult early years in politics, the rise of PTI, and his eventual journey to becoming Prime Minister. The story continues through the political crisis that removed him from office, his arrests, legal battles and imprisonment, the movement surrounding him, and his continuing influence on Pakistan's political landscape. Balanced and accessible, this biography explores the victories, setbacks, controversies, and defining moments behind one of Pakistan's most recognisable figures. It is a remarkable journey through sport, charity, power, controversy, defeat, resilience, and political struggle. From lifting the Cricket World Cup to leading a nation, and from the Prime Minister's office to a prison cell, this is the remarkable story of Imran Khan.
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