Ashiq Hussain Qureshi
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| عاشق حسین قریشی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qureshi after winning a trophy, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 September 2006 – 31 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 November 1949 Multan, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2019 (aged 69) Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Premises of Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Liaqat Hayat Khan (maternal grandfather) Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (paternal uncle) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (maternal cousin) Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (maternal uncle) Shah Mahmood Qureshi (cousin) Aamir Hussain Qureshi (cousin) Zain Qureshi (nephew) Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan Aitchison College Pakistan Military Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branch/service | Pakistan Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1971–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | 5th Horse (Probyn's Horse) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984 | Pakistan Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashiq Hussain Qureshi (28 November 1949 – 31 October 2019) was a Pakistani aristocrat, military officer, first-class cricketer and administrator, philanthropist, and Pir.
Born to Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, a former Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab, Qureshi was educated at Aitchison College, where he was a classmate and teammate of Imran Khan on the Under-19 cricket team.
He later enrolled into the Pakistan Military Academy and was commissioned into the Pakistan Army as an armoured corps officer in 1971. He resigned as a Captain and pursued a career in the Foreign Service of Pakistan, ultimately serving as a first secretary.
Subsequently, he resigned from the foreign service to set up a factory of Pepsi Cola in Pakistan and formed The Pepsi Cola Lahore Club cricket team, which emerged victorious in 14 out of 18 national club cricket tournaments spanning the 1980s to the 1990s.
In 1983, Qureshi joined the Lahore based P&T Gymkhana later becoming its chairman and under him, the club produced four international umpires including Aleem Dar and first-class cricketer Abdul Razzaq. Qureshi encouraged the youth and veterans to play sports and was known for being a close friend of Imran Khan, assisting him in forming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan Foundation, Namal Institute, and being the first to support Khan on building Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, serving as a member of the hospital's Board of Governors since its inception until his death, and establishing Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association across Pakistan becoming its Vice President and later Chief Executive Officer. He is further known for being the first to greet Khan after Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Ashiq's nephew writes that Ashiq's home was littered with trophies from across the country to the extent that his aunt Farzana used some as flower pots.
His name is commemorated in a cricket championship known as the Bahawalpur Division Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi Inter District CCA Challenge Trophy 2021-22. On 21 September 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board in collaboration with the Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan) unveiled the Nawab Ashiq Hussain Trophy 2021-22.