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	'''Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed''' was a Pakistani professional tennis player<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/young-talent-gunning-for-glory/story-4DVoAsEjKxgk9cE7ZlLHCK.html\|title=Young talent, gunning for glory\|date=May 26, 2010\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> who played for [[British Raj\|British India]] before independence and for Pakistan after independence.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/south-asian-games-pakistans-aisam-ul-haq-qureshis-charity-on-wheels/\|title=South Asian Games: ~~Pakistan’s~~ Aisam-ul-Haq ~~Qureshi’s~~ charity on wheels\|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/120528/aisamul-haq-qureshi-the-pride-of-pakistan-tennis/\|title=Aisamul Haq Qureshi The pride of Pakistan tennis\|date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> He was one of the highest ranked players in India from 1940 to 1946, and later retained the position in Pakistan from 1947 to 1956 after the [[Partition of India\|split of Indian subcontinent]]. He retired from the [[professional sports]] in 1962.<ref name="livemint.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0AT1a0SqIeq4Cjb6GnaB2N/Tennis-down-the-line.html\|title=Tennis, down the line\|first=Bhavya\|last=Dore\|date=August 11, 2017\|website=Livemint}}</ref>		'''Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed''' was a Pakistani professional tennis player<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/young-talent-gunning-for-glory/story-4DVoAsEjKxgk9cE7ZlLHCK.html\|title=Young talent, gunning for glory\|date=May 26, 2010\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> who played for [[British Raj\|British India]] before independence and for Pakistan after independence.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/south-asian-games-pakistans-aisam-ul-haq-qureshis-charity-on-wheels/\|title=South Asian Games: Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi's charity on wheels\|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/120528/aisamul-haq-qureshi-the-pride-of-pakistan-tennis/\|title=Aisamul Haq Qureshi The pride of Pakistan tennis\|date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> He was one of the highest ranked players in India from 1940 to 1946, and later retained the position in Pakistan from 1947 to 1956 after the [[Partition of India\|split of Indian subcontinent]]. He retired from the [[professional sports]] in 1962.<ref name="livemint.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0AT1a0SqIeq4Cjb6GnaB2N/Tennis-down-the-line.html\|title=Tennis, down the line\|first=Bhavya\|last=Dore\|date=August 11, 2017\|website=Livemint}}</ref>

	The recipient of [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]], a state-organised honour of Pakistan<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/457794-pm-urged-to-save-future-of-tennis-star-samir\|title=PM urged to save future of tennis star Samir\|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> and the [[Pride of Performance]] in 1960,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226064024/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/awards_tennis.htm\|title=Pakistan Sports Board\|date=February 26, 2019~~\|website=web.archive.org~~}}</ref> he was one of the prominent players in the [[Indian subcontinent]], collectively from 1940 to 1960.		The recipient of [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]], a state-organised honour of Pakistan<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/457794-pm-urged-to-save-future-of-tennis-star-samir\|title=PM urged to save future of tennis star Samir\|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> and the [[Pride of Performance]] in 1960,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/awards_tennis.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226064024/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/awards_tennis.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2019-02-26\|title=Pakistan Sports Board\|date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> he was one of the prominent players in the [[Indian subcontinent]], collectively from 1940 to 1960.

	==Life and background ==		==Life and background ==
	He was born and raised in British India. In 1920 when he was ten years old, he along with his father used to play on a local playground in [[Chakwal]] area of Islamabad, and later appeared in tennis when he was a student of 9th grade.<ref name="livemint.com"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/mobile/sport/2010/09/100908_aisam_parents.shtml\|title=BBC Urdu - ‮کھیل‬ - ~~’اعصام~~ الحق کی کامیابی کا ~~راز‘~~\|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>		He was born and raised in British India. In 1920 when he was ten years old, he along with his father used to play on a local playground in [[Chakwal]] area of Islamabad, and later appeared in tennis when he was a student of 9th grade.<ref name="livemint.com"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/mobile/sport/2010/09/100908_aisam_parents.shtml\|title=BBC Urdu - ‮کھیل‬ - 'اعصام الحق کی کامیابی کا راز'\|website=www.bbc.com\|date=8 June 2023 }}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	==External links ==		==External links ==
	~~[https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/~~khawaja-iftikhar-ahmed/800172600/pak~~/mt/d/overview/ Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed] on [[International Tennis Federation]]~~		* {{ITF\|khawaja-iftikhar-ahmed/800172600/pak}}

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'''Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed''' was a Pakistani professional tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/young-talent-gunning-for-glory/story-4DVoAsEjKxgk9cE7ZlLHCK.html|title=Young talent, gunning for glory|date=May 26, 2010|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> who played for [[British Raj|British India]] before independence and for Pakistan after independence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/south-asian-games-pakistans-aisam-ul-haq-qureshis-charity-on-wheels/|title=South Asian Games: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi’s charity on wheels|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/120528/aisamul-haq-qureshi-the-pride-of-pakistan-tennis/|title=Aisamul Haq Qureshi The pride of Pakistan tennis|date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> He was one of the highest ranked players in India from 1940 to 1946, and later retained the position in Pakistan from 1947 to 1956 after the [[Partition of India|split of Indian subcontinent]]. He retired from the [[professional sports]] in 1962.<ref name="livemint.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0AT1a0SqIeq4Cjb6GnaB2N/Tennis-down-the-line.html|title=Tennis, down the line|first=Bhavya|last=Dore|date=August 11, 2017|website=Livemint}}</ref>

The recipient of [[Tamgha-e-Imtiaz]], a state-organised honour of Pakistan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/457794-pm-urged-to-save-future-of-tennis-star-samir|title=PM urged to save future of tennis star Samir|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> and the [[Pride of Performance]] in 1960,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226064024/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/awards_tennis.htm|title=Pakistan Sports Board|date=February 26, 2019|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> he was one of the prominent players in the [[Indian subcontinent]], collectively from 1940 to 1960.

==Life and background ==
He was born and raised in British India. In 1920 when he was ten years old, he along with his father used to play on a local playground in [[Chakwal]] area of Islamabad, and later appeared in tennis when he was a student of 9th grade.<ref name="livemint.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/mobile/sport/2010/09/100908_aisam_parents.shtml|title=BBC Urdu - ‮کھیل‬ - ’اعصام الحق کی کامیابی کا راز‘|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links ==
[https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/khawaja-iftikhar-ahmed/800172600/pak/mt/d/overview/ Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed] on [[International Tennis Federation]]

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[[Category:Pakistani male tennis players]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]]
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]

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