ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has won the Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award, announced his close aide Senator Faisal Javed on Tuesday.
The MBR Creative Sports Award prides itself as one of the leading voices in the world for the promotion of creativity in sports as well as the wellbeing of sportspersons.
“PM Imran Khan wins prestigious Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award for his contribution to sports. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Award honors individuals with remarkable achievements in their lives & contributions globally,” Javed said in a Twitter post.
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said on the social media that the prime minister won the award due to his contribution to sports, including Pakistan’s victory in the 1992 cricket world cup under his leadership in Australia.
“He was declared International Sports Personality,” it added.
The Pakistani prime minister spearheaded his country’s first-ever World Cup-winning side in 1992.
