Shahryar Khan
| Nawabzada Shahryar M. Khan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 18th, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Najam Sethi |
| Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board | |
| In office December 2003 – October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant general Tauqir Zia |
| Succeeded by | Nasim Ashraf |
| 20th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Tanvir Ahmad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Najmuddin Shaikh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1934 Bhopal, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Residence | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Daly College, Indore; Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun; University of Cambridge Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Religion | Islam |
Nawabzada Shahryar Mohammad Khan (Urdu: شہریار محمد خان; born 29 March 1934) is a former career Pakistan diplomat who rose to the position of Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1990, and remained so till his retirement from service in 1994; he was later appointed as UN SRSG to Rwanda (1994–1996).
Family
Nawabzada Shaharyar Muhammed Khan is descended from the Orakzai tribe of Tirah, Pakistan. He was born in the Qasr-e-Sultani, Bhopal (a princely state, honoured with 19 gun-salute), British India in the pre-partition era. He is the only son and male heir of both Nawab Muhammad Sarwar Ali Khan, the ruler of former princely state of Kurwai and princess Abida Sultan (Suraya Jah, and Nawab Gauhar-i-Taj) Begum Sahiba, herself the Crown Princess and the eldest daughter of last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, Haji-Hafiz Sir Muhammad Nawab Hamidullah Khan, who reigned state of Bhopal after a prolonged era of Begums regime (the queens). He is the first cousin of the Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who died on 22 September 2011.[1]
Career
He worked for a year with Burmah Shell Oil, and in 1957, joined the Pakistani foreign service. In 1960, he was posted as a Third Secretary in the Pakistani High Commission in London, and was promoted to Second Secretary in the Tunis embassy from 1962 to 1966. In 1976, Shahryar Khan became Pakistan’s ambassador to Jordan (1976–1982) and the United Kingdom (1987–1990)[2][3] He also stayed as Pakistan Ambassador to France (1999–2001) and Chairman, Committee on Foreign Service Reforms, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997–1999).[4]
He is currently teaching Pakistan's Foreign Relations at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as part of the Social Sciences faculty. He teaches a course titled "Pakistan's Foreign Relations". In the Fall Semester of 2009, he has offered a senior level course titled "Critical Issues in Pakistan's Foreign Relations". At LUMS, he is also the patron of the LUMS Model UN Society (LUMUN).
On 1 July 1994, he was appointed United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's Special Representative to Rwanda, succeeding Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh. As U.N. Special Representative, he represented the United Nations during the genocide and subsequent refugee crisis.[5] He also remained the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board from 10 December 2003 till he resigned on 7 October 2006. On 16 August 2014 he was again appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.[6]
In 2005 he was made an honorary fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[7]
Retirement
In his retirement, Shaharyar Khan has written a number of books. The Begums of Bhopal is a history of the princely state of Bhopal. The Shallow Graves of Rwanda is an eye-witness account of his two-year stay in a country ravaged by genocide. Cricket – a Bridge of Peace, about India-Pakistan relations, is his third book. His most personal book has been the biography of his mother Princess Abida Sultaan – Memoirs of a Rebel Princess, which has been translated into Urdu. In 2013 with his son Ali Khan he wrote Cricket Cauldron: The Turbulent Politics of Sport in Pakistan.
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board
He has been appointed Chairman after he was elected unanimously by the board of governors of Pakistan Cricket Board[8] in the light of new constitution of the PCB 2014 which was approved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan previously served as the PCB chief in 2003, taking over with the board in turmoil. His tenure is remembered more for Pakistan's infamous 2006 forfeit of the Oval test after being penalised for ball tampering.
See also
References
- ↑ "Tiger on final journey to Pataudi". Indiavision news. 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cricket – A Bridge of Peace" indiaclub.com'
- ↑ Lecture by Ambassador Shaharyar M. Khan, UN special rep in Rwanda 1994-6
- ↑ "The prospects for Pakistan and its neighbourhood" The Ditchley Foundation, 5–7 October 2007
- ↑ "Massacres, 'mindless violence and carnage' rage in Rwanda", UN Chronicle, September 1994
- ↑ "PCB unanimously elects Shahryar Khan as chairman - Sport". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ↑ Corpus Christi College honorary fellows
- ↑ http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/228393-shahryar-khan-set-to-be-pakistan-cricket-board-s-first-elected-chairman
External links
- Profile of Author Shaharyar M. Khan
- Musharraf appoints Shahryar new PCB chief
- Pakistan cricket in turmoil as Shahryar Khan resigns
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ?? |
Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1987–1990 |
Succeeded by Humayun Khan |
| Preceded by Tanvir Ahmad Khan |
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan 1990–1994 |
Succeeded by Najmuddin Shaikh |