Imran Khan wins top sports award in Dubai

The Pakistan prime minister and former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan has been named International Sports Personality at a ceremony to announce the winners at the eleventh edition of the MBR Creative Sports Awards in Dubai on Tuesday.

Imran Khan was awarded for his efforts in turning the country into one of the world’s leading cricketing nations - he led Pakistan to victory against England in the 1992 World Cup and for his role in promoting the sport in the country as an administrator. The felicitation ceremony will take place in Dubai on January 9th next year.