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| Personal information | |
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| Native name | جان شیر خان |
| Nickname(s) | King Khan, The Punisher |
| Citizenship |  Pakistan |
| Born | 15 June 1969 Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | • National Head Squash Coach to Pakistan Squash Federation [1]
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Head Squash Coach (2020-2023)[2](2010–2011) • 1st Advisor to the President of the Pakistan Squash Federation |
| Years active | 1986–2023 |
| Employer |  Pakistan Armed Forces (1984) [3] |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | • Violet Sough (m.1986; div.1989) • Naseem (m.1989) |
| Children | 3, including Kamran Khan Ayaz SherKhan, Ali SherKhan
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| Sport | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sport | Squash |
| Rank | From the Pakistan Government
2023 • Nishan-i-Imtiaz1988 • Pride of Performance[4] |
| World Open | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
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| Federation | Pakistan Squash Federation |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | September 2002 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | No. 1 (January 1988 till January 1998) (513 weeks) (118 months) (9.8 Years) |
| Updated on January 8, 2024 | |
Jansher Khan PP SI HI NI (Pashto:جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969)[5][6][7] is a former professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, Khan won many championship games and received several awards, and held the rank of number 1 in the world for over a decade. During his career, he won 293 out of 331 PSA Professional matches and 99 out of 118 PSA Professional Tour Finals matches. From 1990 until 1996, he remained unbeaten in 81 matches for a record six years; this was the longest winning streak in top-level professional sports, as recorded by Guinness World Records.[8][9]
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- ^ "Jansher Khan Appointed Head Coach of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate". 17 September 2020.
- ^ https://www.worldsquash.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/210118__Jansher-Khan-Hall-of-Fame.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c "Jansher Khan's awards for Squash listed on Pakistan Sports Board website". Pakistan Sports Board website. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Andrew Shelley. "Profile of Jansher Khan". Encyclopedia Britannica website. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Profile of Jansher Khan". the-south-asian.com website. November 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Raju Chainani (20 August 2004). "Jansher Khan: "The Last Emperor...a retrospective of a championship career". Squash Talk Player Profiles website. Archived from the original on 20 February 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Jansher undergoes double back surgery successfully Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 August 2020, Retrieved 8 September 2020
- ^ Ian Sansom (30 July 2010). "Great dynasties of the world: The Khans". The Guardian (newspaper). Retrieved 8 September 2020.