Ashiq Hussain Qureshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| عاشق حسین قریشی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 September 2006 – 31 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 November 1949 Multan, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2019 (aged 69) Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Premises of Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Liaqat Hayat Khan (maternal grand father) Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (paternal uncle) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (maternal cousin) Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (maternal uncle) Shah Mahmood Qureshi (cousin) Zain Qureshi (nephew) Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan Aitchison College Pakistan Military Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | First to support Imran Khan in building SKMCH Founder of Sports for Life Co-Founder/Board Member of SKMCH Co-Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Co-Founder of Namal Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1971–72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | 5th Horse (Probyn's Horse) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984 | Pakistan Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: عاشق حسین قریشی; 28 November 1949 — 31 October 2019) was a popular Pakistani cricket administrator, former Captain in the Pakistan Army, first-class cricketer, former First Secretary in the Foreign Service of Pakistan, philanthropist, and Pir. He left the foreign service to set out on his journey of philanthropy returning to Pakistan. He set up a factory of Pepsi Cola and formed The Pepsi Cola Lahore Club cricket team, which emerged victorious in 14 out of 18 national club cricket tournaments spanning the 1980s to the 1990s. In 1983, he joined the Lahore based P&T Gymkhana later becoming its chairman. Under him, the club produced four international umpires including Aleem Dar and first-class cricketer Abdul Razzaq. Ashiq encouraged the youth and veterans to play sports and was known for being a close friend of Imran Khan. Additionally for his contributions and efforts to help Imran Khan with forming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan Foundation, Namal Institute, and being the first to support Imran Khan on building Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, serving as a member of the hospitals Board of Governors since its inception until his death, and establishing Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association across Pakistan becoming its Vice President and later Chief Executive Officer. Ashiq is further known for being the first to hug Imran Khan after Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Ashiqs nephew writes that Ashiqs home was littered with trophies from across the country to the extent that his aunt Farzana used some as flower pots.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
His name is commemorated in a cricket championship known as the Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA Challenge Trophy 2021-22. On 21 September 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board in collaboration with the Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan) unveiled the Nawab Ashiq Hussain Trophy 2021-22.[9][10]
- ^ Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1973). The London Diplomatic List. H.M. Stationery. p. 55.
- ^ "Founding member of the PTI, Ashiq Qureshi passes away". The Current. 1 November 2019.
- ^ Lawrence Booth (2020). The Shorter Wisden 2020. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-7638-3.
- ^ "BOARD OF GOVERNORS". www.shaukatkhanum.org.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03.
- ^ Pakistan (1978). The Gazette of Pakistan (1978). p. 243.
- ^ Pakistan National Assembly (7 July 1976). Parliamentary Debates. Official Report.
- ^ "Veterans Cricket on the rise in Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2001.
- ^ "Sports make Jack a bright boy". The News. 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA challenge Trophy 2021-22". crichq.
- ^ "Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA challenge Trophy 2021-22 Southern Punjab Winter Club Divisional Semi Finals". www.crichq.com.