Oxford is one of the best institutes in the world, and it has a great reputation. Recently, the new chancellor election was probably announced at the end of 2024, after Chris Patten announced his retirement from his role after serving more than 20 years as a chancellor at Oxford University.
There is not an official announcement for the candidates who participate in this election, but many people and leaders inside the United Kingdom and outside the UK show interest in this election that is going to be held at the end of this year.
Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, recently submitted his nomination for the Oxford chancellor election in 2024. Surprisingly, Khan is in jail and participating in this election through jail, which is why this news is getting huge attention around the world.
In the past, Khan was also the chancellor of one of the prestige institutes in the United Kingdom, the University of Bradford, for many years. During this time, the Khan Party was not actively involved in the government or opposition process at that level. However, in the 2013 election, they emerged as a big party in the Parliament of Pakistan, and then in 2018, the Khan Party won the election and formed their government, and he became the prime minister of Pakistan.
In 2022, the Khan government was ousted by an opposition alliance in Pakistan without completing its five-year tenure. In Pakistan, it was considered a common practice because many prime ministers in the past could not complete their five-year period as prime ministers of Pakistan. However, not like in the past, when political leaders ran away from the country or took a political deal from the military establishment, Khan decided not to sit down and simply accept these regime change processes, which he thought were done unconstitutionally or that some foreign powers were involved in his ouster.
Khan stood up against these powers in Pakistan and faced many legal charges against him throughout this time, even though he has been in jail since last year. It has been almost more than a year since Khan was in jail due to his stance against these powers and civil supremacy in Pakistan.
Under these critical circumstances, Khan has decided to participate in the Oxford chancellor election even through jail and submitted his nomination for the Oxford chancellor election in 2024. This is a historical moment that a leader is in jail but participating in any chancellor election for such a reputated institute in the world. If Khan wins the election, then this would make history as a chancellor in Oxford while he is in jail and struggling with legal and political challenges.
Before politics, Khan was a well-known cricketer and was considered a great hero in the cricket world, especially when he won the 1992 World Cup. This is the only time Pakistan won the World Cup under the captaincy of Imran Khan, who showed his leadership skills and brought the World Cup to their country.
With such a background where Khan was famous for cricket, he started a political career in Pakistan and was selected as the prime minister of Pakistan in the 2018 election. Now, participating in an Oxford election even through jail seems not to be a very common practice in world history. Besides this, Khan is running many charity projects inside Pakistan, e.g., Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Pakistan, where people of Pakistan get cures against cancer, Namal University, a reputed institute for needy people in Pakistan, etc.
Let’s wait and see who wins the Oxford Chancellor election in 2024. If Khan wins this election, it will be a historic moment, and if he loses this election, it will still make this Oxford chancellor election more interesting and appealing to the whole world.
Disclaimer: The blog is based on our information, which might not be error-free. For absolute information, check the official website.
