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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: | '''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 | 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 - | 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 == | ||
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| Full name | Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed |
|---|---|
| ITF name | Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed |
| Country (sports) | British India (1940–1946) Pakistan (1947–1956) |
| Born | British India |
| Died | Pakistan |
| Turned pro | 1940 |
| Retired | 1962 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career record | Template:Format numeric span |
| Career record | Template:Format numeric span |
Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed was a Pakistani professional tennis player[1] who played for British India before independence and for Pakistan after independence.[2][3] 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 split of Indian subcontinent. He retired from the professional sports in 1962.[4]
The recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, a state-organised honour of Pakistan[5] and the Pride of Performance in 1960,[6] he was one of the prominent players in the Indian subcontinent, collectively from 1940 to 1960.
Life and background[edit | edit source]
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.[4][7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Young talent, gunning for glory". Hindustan Times. 26 May 2010.
- ↑ "South Asian Games: Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi's charity on wheels". 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Aisamul Haq Qureshi The pride of Pakistan tennis". 17 August 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dore, Bhavya (11 August 2017). "Tennis, down the line". Livemint.
- ↑ "PM urged to save future of tennis star Samir". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ "Pakistan Sports Board". 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019.
- ↑ "BBC Urdu - کھیل - 'اعصام الحق کی کامیابی کا راز'". www.bbc.com. 8 June 2023.