Shaharyar
M. Khan
Nawabzada Shaharyar Mohammed Khan, a direct descendant of the
Bhopal ruling family, was born in 1934. He did his law and master's
degree from Cambridge University before joining the Pakistan Foreign
Service in 1957. Shaharyar M. Khan was Pakistan's ambassador to
Jordan, UK, and France. He reached the top of his profession as
Foreign Secretary, a post he held for four years from 1990 to
1994 when he retired. He was also UN Secretary General's Special
Representative to Rwanda.
Shaharyar Khan made his school's first
XIs at a young age and at Cambridge made a half-century in the
freshman's final. He played regularly for Cambridge University
Crusaders during a period when Cambridge had eight established
county players in its first XI. After university, Shaharyar played
first grade club cricket for MCC, Hornsey and Wimbledon-a famous
club that he captained while serving as a Pakistani diplomat in
London. He was elected a playing member of the MCC in 1962. Shaharyar
opted out of playing first class cricket in Pakistan because of
his career in the Foreign Service but managed to continue playing
club cricket during his assignments to cricket-playing countries
abroad and when posted to headquarters in Islarnabad where he
was an active club player until a few years ago.
Shaharyar M. Khan has written two books,
'The Begums of Bhopals: A Dynasty of Women Rulers in Raj India'
and 'The Shallow Graves of Rwanda'. 'Cricket a Bridge of Peace' is
his third book. He has also edited his mother's (Princess Abida
Sultaan) autobiography 'Memoirs of a Rebel Princess'.
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