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Shahryar Khan was born on 29 March, 1934 in Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India, is a Pakistan diplomat. Discover Shahryar Khan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

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Occupation Diplomat
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 29 March 1934
Birthday 29 March
Birthplace Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India
Date of death 23 March, 2024
Died Place Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality India

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His wife is Minoo Khan (m. 1958)

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Parents Sarwar Ali Khan Abida Sultan
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1934

Shahryar Mohammad Khan (شہریار محمد خان; born 12 March 1934) is a former career Pakistan diplomat who became Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1990, and remained so until his retirement from service in 1994.

1947

Shaharyar Muhammed Khan was born in the Qasr-e-Sultani Palace (now Saifia College), in the Bhopal State (honoured with 19-gun salute until 1947) in British India.

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 Begum Abida Sultan (Suraya Jah, and Nawab Gauhar-i-Taj), 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), and his wife Begum Maimoona Sultan.

Khan is descended from the royal family of former princely state of Bhopal where his ancestors had emigrated to during first quarter of the eighteenth century from Afghanistan.

1957

He worked for a year with Burmah Shell Oil, and in 1957, joined the Pakistani foreign service.

Khan met Minoo Khan, a student at the Queen's College in London in 1957, and married her in 1958 in Karachi.

1960

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.

1976

In 1976, Shahryar Khan became Pakistan's ambassador to Jordan (1976–1982) and the United Kingdom (1987–1990) He also stayed as Pakistan Ambassador to France (1999–2001) and Chairman, Committee on Foreign Service Reforms, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997–1999).

Khan 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 Fall semester and a senior level course titled "Critical Issues in Pakistan's Foreign Relations" in Spring semester.

At LUMS, he is also the patron of the LUMS Model UN Society (LUMUN).

1994

He later served as United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Rwanda (1994–1996), and wrote the book Shallow Graves of Rwanda on his experiences on what Rwanda went through.

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.

1999

Since August 1999, he has intermittently served as the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, and also served as the president of Asian Cricket Council in 2016.

2003

He also remained the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board from 10 December 2003 till he resigned on 7 October 2006.

Khan previously served as the PCB chief in 2003, taking over with the board in turmoil.

2005

In 2005 he was made an honorary fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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 what some might call 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.

2006

His tenure is remembered more for Pakistan's 2006 forfeit of the Oval test after being penalised for ball tampering.

2013

In 2013 with his son Ali Khan he wrote Cricket Cauldron: The Turbulent Politics of Sport in Pakistan.

He has also co-authored a book titled as "Shadows across the playing field; 60 years of India-Pakistan cricket" with renowned Indian writer and politician Shashi Tharoor.

2014

On 16 August 2014 he was again appointed as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

He has been appointed chairman after he was elected unanimously by the board of governors of Pakistan Cricket Board in the light of new constitution of the PCB 2014 which was approved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

He was once again appointed the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board on 18 August 2014.

He served as one of the founders of the Pakistan Super League.

2016

In March 2016, Pakistan was eliminated from the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 after losing 3 matches against India, New Zealand and Australia and only winning against Bangladesh.

This caused great controversy over whose 'fault' it was.

Khan was amongst those blamed and there were talks about him retiring from PCB after this.

However, he later spoke out and said he would not resign.

He also said it would be better to bring in a foreign coach, implying that Waqar Younis' coaching contract, which ends in June 2016, will not be renewed.

Furthermore, Khan did not release any statements on who he thought was responsible for the loss, but Instead, he said before the match that he will not change Afridi's position because he has been 'serving Pakistan for the last 20 years'.

Khan added that changes will happen after the tournament but also noted that the poor performance was from the whole team, except certain individuals.

2017

He retired from the position in 2017 after completing his term.