Javed Burki ( ur, ; born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former
cricket
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er who played in 25 Test matches from 1960 to 1969 to eventually become an ICC match referee. Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He also played cricket while studying at Oxford University (1958–1960).
Javed Burki is the son of General Wajid Ali Khan Burki (1900–1988). General Burki's sister-in-law, Shaukat Khanum (Burki), was the mother of
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confiden ...
, the former
Prime Minister of Pakistan
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. Another of Burki's cousins, Majid Khan, also served as Pakistan's cricket captain.
Burki's brothers include Dr. Nausherwan Khan Burki, a founding member of the
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
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Interior Secretary
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.
After retiring from cricket, Burki joined the
Pakistan Civil Service
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as part of the District Management Malakand Division – NWFP eventually working his way up to become Secretary to Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce and Secretary
Ministry of Water and Power
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The ministry was dissolved in August 2017. The water division was merged with newly created Ministry of Water Reso ...
(WAPDA). Burki also served as CEO of Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) under whose leadership Pakistan's first locally assembled car company, the
Pak Suzuki Motor
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During the dictatorship of General Pervez Musharraf Burki objected to the questionable military vehicle procurement process by senior serving members of Pakistan's Army. To silence him, Burki and his partner Muzzamil Niazi were both arrested on 19 December 2002, in Islamabad and Lahore respectively, and taken to Karachi Central Jail.