Javed Burki

Not to be confused with Shahid Javed Burki.

Javed Burki (Urdu: جاوید برکی; born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former cricketer, government official, and businessman.

Javed Burki

Personal information
Born	(1938-05-08) 8 May 1938 (age 87) Meerut, United Provinces, British India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Majid Khan (cousin) Imran Khan (cousin) Shahid Javed Burki (cousin) Ahmed Raza (uncle) Zahid Ali Akbar Khan[1] (cousin)
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 36)	2 December 1960 v India
Last Test	8 November 1969 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 25 177 Runs scored 1,341 9,421 Batting average 30.47 36.37 100s/50s 3/4 22/31 Top score 140 227 Balls bowled 42 3,394 Wickets 0 35 Bowling average – 44.57 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 4/13 Catches/stumpings 7/– 101/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2017

Early life and family

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,^[2] cricketer and a former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Another of Burki's cousins, Majid Khan, also was Pakistan's cricket captain.

Burki's brothers include Nausherwan Burki, a founding member of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, and Jamshed Burki, a career civil servant who was the Interior Secretary.

Career

Cricket

Burki played in 25 Test matches from 1960 to 1969, captaining Pakistan on its tour of England in 1962. He later was an ICC match referee.^[3]

Government

After retiring from cricket, Burki joined the Pakistan Civil Service 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 (WAPDA).

Business

Burki was CEO of Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) under whose leadership Pakistan's first locally assembled car company, the Pak Suzuki Motor Company,^[4] was launched.

Arrest

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.^[5]

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