Ijaz Butt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ijaz Butt

Pakistani cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ijaz Butt

  • Mohammed Ijaz Butt (born 10 March 1938, Sialkot, Punjab, British India) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1959 to 1962.
  • A wicket keeper and right-handed opening batsman, he scored 279 runs from his brief Test career at a modest batting average of 19.92, however he was a capable wicket keeper with a first-class cricket career for Lahore, Multan, Punjab and Rawalpindi where he scored 3,842 runs at 34.30 with a best of 161.
  • For the next few decades, he worked as the director new projects at Service Industries Pakistan, expanding it to one of the largest manufacturer of footwear and motor cycle / cycle tyres and tubes.
  • It is listed on the stock exchanges of Pakistan and has annual sales of Rs.
  • 6 billion.
  • As of 2016 he is a director on the board of Servis Tyres.On 6 October 2008 President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Butt as chairman of the PCB.
  • He has been involved in several controversies during his career, presiding over Pakistan during a time when security concerns—including a shooting incident involving the Sri Lankan tour bus—stripped the country of several international fixtures.
  • He has made several attacks on current and former PCB officials and the Senate of Pakistan.

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