Haroon Lorgat (born 26 May 1960) is a South African, of Indian origin, businessman and chartered accountant. He was appointed Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council in April 2008 and assumed office on 4 July 2008, succeeding Malcolm Speed, an Australian.[1]
Lorgat was an executive director of Kapela Investment Holdings, based in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and was a senior partner of Ernst & Young from 2002 until 2007, before joining the ICC. His office is in Dubai.
Lorgat is of Indian descent, his family originating from a small village in western India called Manekpore, Rethvania in the Indian state of Gujarat.
He is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He played first-class cricket in the Howa Bowl from 1977 until 1991, in the final years of apartheid.
He has been married to Farah Ebrahim since 10 February 1985 and they have at least two children, Mohamed Zaheer and Naseera.[2]
He played a key role in the decision to limit the 2015 World Cup to just 10 teams, barring any participation of Associate members. This has led to criticism from not only the affected teams, but from players from the Test nations, their coaches and followers of cricket.[3]