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Pakistan Cricket Board 'Unanimously' Appoints Ramiz Raja As Chairman

By IANS News September 13, 2021 • 13:52 PM View: 2320

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has been formally elected unanimously as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a term of three years after winning an unopposed election. PCB Election Commissioner and retired judge Sheikh Azmat presided over a special meeting at the National High-Performance Centre on Monday resulting in Raja taking over as PCB chairman.

Raja, along with Asad Ali Khan, was nominated by the PCB Patron, Prime Minister Imran Khan, to the Board of Governors on August 27 for a three-year term, joining independent members Aasim Wajid Jawad, Alia Zafar, Arif Saeed, Javed Kurieshi and Chief Executive Wasim Khan.

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