ISLAMABAD – Pakistan PM Imran Khan named among ‘Time’ 100 Most Influentialpeople of the World in 2019.Pakistan is at a critical crossroads, and the man in charge is the closestit has to a rock star.
Khan’s connections with strong world leaders like Donald Trump, BorisJohnson, Mohammad Bin Salman, and others have also led to an increasedfollowing worldwide.
“Driven by fierce ambition, he can be cold and calculating. But he stillgenerates the broadest hope among young and old that he can turn Pakistanaround, and help make South Asia an ocean of peace rather than a state ofpermanent conflict”, Timelinkin his bio.
Talking about his journey, the magazine added that,
Imran Khan captained the team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, built aworld-class cancer hospital in Lahore, then a top-notch university for kidswho could never have dreamed of attending one.
Twenty-two years after getting into Pakistani politics, Khan became thePrime Minister of the country.
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Other leaders in Times’ list include American President Donald Trump, youngclimate change activist Greta Thunberg, New Zealand Prime Minister JacindaArdern, Pope Francis, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, amongothers.
Here’s the full TIME 100 list for 2019:
Famous footballer, Mohamed Salah, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Indianbusiness tycoon Mukesh Ambani, American comedian Hasan Minhaj, EmiliaClarke, known for her role as the Mother of Dragons in Game of Thrones,Dwayne Johnson, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga are also in the list.
