The path to power
A life of going in to bat for his country
1952
Born in Lahore to an affluent Pashtun family.
1971
First Test cricket appearance for Pakistan, aged 18, against England at Edgbaston.
1975
Graduates from Oxford and takes consistent place in national team.
1982
Becomes captain of national team.
1992
Leads Pakistan to World Cup victory. Retires from sport and devotes time to philanthropy.
1995
Marries Jemima Goldsmith. They divorce in 2004.
1996
Founds his own political party, Tehreek-e-insaf (Justice Movement).
1997
The new party wins less than 1 per cent of the vote.
2002
Party takes a single seat in the elections. Khan fills it himself.
2007
Khan is imprisoned during a crackdown against critics of President Pervez Musharraf.
2008
Boycotts elections.
2013
Polls over 7 million votes.
2018
Set to take power as PM.